stick-slip

Noun

Meaning

stick-slip (uncountable)

The spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Bowing the instrument's string causes a stick-slip phenomenon to occur, which makes the string vibrate. Source: Internet

Aside from the stepping stick-slip motor, all these motors work on the same principle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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