Stiction is the static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact.

Stiction is a threshold, not a continuous force.

Stiction is also the same threshold at which a rolling object would begin to slide over a surface rather than rolling at the expected rate ( and in the case of a wheel, in the expected direction ).

Stiction is a problem for the design and materials science of many moving linkages.

Stiction is often circumvented by the use of a sublimating fluid ( often supercritical CO < sub > 2 </ sub >, which has extremely low surface tension ) drying process where the liquid phase is bypassed.

Stiction happens with the human body in situations where two surfaces press together to the point any lubrication is excluded, such as in ball joints for hip replacements or in post-operative transsexuals using smooth plastic dilators.

Stiction may be related to hydrogen bonding or residual contamination.

Stiction or adhesion between the substrate ( usually silicon based ) and the microstructure occurs during the isotropic wet etching of the sacrificial layer.

The `` approximate '' is important, because even after the order of the work has been established by the chance method, the result is not inviolable.

As long as perception is seen as composed only of isolated sense data, most of the quality and interconnectedness of existence loses its objectivity, becomes an invention of consciousness, and the result is a philosophical scepticism.

and our loss of `` prestige '' abroad is the direct result.

But is that not like going to a chemistry laboratory and blindly pouring out liquids and powders from an array of bottles and then, after stirring, expecting a new wonder drug inevitably to result??

But is the result new barnsful of tested knowledge on the basis of which we can with confidence solve our domestic and international problems??

and it is surely clear that the first of these is the result of the way in which the individual's command of language interacts with the other two.

If disobeyed, the result is turmoil and chaos.

This was accordingly done, and the plight of the grateful Mrs. Morris was much relieved as a result of the generous loan, the amount of which is not known.

The other reason ( and the one with which I am here concerned ) is that one thus becomes inclined to inquire of any opinion, or change of opinion, whether it represents the wisdom of experience or is only the result of the difference between youth and age which is as inevitable as the all too obvious physical differences.

And when Vincent Berger returns to Europe, this first result of his encounters with mankind is considerably enriched and deepened by a crucial revelation.

What is in doubt as the free Germans and their allies consider the voting trends is the nature of the coalition that will result.

The New Testament offered to the public today is the first result of the work of a joint committee made up of representatives of the Church of England, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Congregational Union, Baptist Union, Presbyterian Church of England, Churches in Wales, Churches in Ireland, Society of Friends, British and Foreign Bible Society and National Society of Scotland.

war is the result of mistrust and lack of understanding between people.

In the first place, a large part of the discrepancy between President Eisenhower's estimate of a 1.5 billion dollar surplus for the same period and the new estimate of an almost seven billion dollar deficit is the result of the outgoing President's farewell gift of a political booby-trap to his successor.

Their burgeoning popularity may be a result of the closing of the 52nd Street burlesque joints, but curiously enough their atmosphere is almost always familial -- neighborhood saloons with a bit of epidermis.

The only fact that holds any weight in the article is the result of the tea party.

Its elimination would result in the saving of interest costs, heavy when short-term money rates are high, and in freedom from dependence on credit which is not always available when needed most.

This result is preliminary, and work is continuing.

Even here there is room for some variation, for metal surfaces vary in smoothness, absorptive capacity, and chemical reactivity.

It is smoother than Hardy usually is, but with the smoothness of anonymity.

What was lacking was a real sense of phrase, the kind of legato singing that would have added a dimension of smoothness to what is, after all, a very oily character.

It is possible to touch the smooth film of water and temporarily alter the surface film, which quickly returns to smoothness.

With rates above 75-120 frames / s no improvement in realism or smoothness is perceivable due to the way the eye and brain process images.

A yarn's usefulness is judged by several factors, such as its loft ( its ability to trap air ), its resilience ( elasticity under tension ), its washability and colorfastness, its hand ( its feel, particularly softness vs. scratchiness ), its durability against abrasion, its resistance to pilling, its hairiness ( fuzziness ), its tendency to twist or untwist, its overall weight and drape, its blocking and felting qualities, its comfort ( breathability, moisture absorption, wicking properties ) and its appearance, which includes its color, sheen, smoothness and ornamental features.

In this magnified view, it becomes clear that, while the overall smoothness of the text seems to improve, there is also color fringing of the text.

A yarn's usefulness for a knitting project is judged by several factors, such as its loft ( its ability to trap air ), its resilience ( elasticity under tension ), its washability and colorfastness, its hand ( its feel, particularly softness vs. scratchiness ), its durability against abrasion, its resistance to pilling, its hairiness ( fuzziness ), its tendency to twist or untwist, its overall weight and drape, its blocking and felting qualities, its comfort ( breathability, moisture absorption, wicking properties ) and of course its look, which includes its color, sheen, smoothness and ornamental features.

The animation lacks smoothness because each frame is completely independent of any other frame.

In the mathematical subfield of numerical analysis, a B-spline is a spline function that has minimal support with respect to a given degree, smoothness, and domain partition.

Changes in screen angle ( panning ) may be necessary to prevent closeups between two speakers where only one person is visible in the pan-and-scan version and both participants seem to speak alternately to persons off camera ; this comes at the cost of losing the smoothness of scenes.

Arguably, the roughness is in the exhaust note, rather than noticeable vibration, so the perceived smoothness is rather good at higher RPM.

By comparison, the 180 ° flat-6 boxer engine is only moderately wider than the 120 ° V6, and unlike the V6 is a fully balanced configuration with no vibration problems, so it is more commonly used in aircraft and in sports / luxury cars where space is not a constraint and smoothness is important.

This is in part because the smoothness inherent in circular motion, but especially because they do not have highly stressed parts such as a crankshaft or connecting rods.

Because of the quasi-overlap of the power strokes that cause the smoothness of the engine and the avoidance of the 4-stroke cycle in a reciprocating engine, the Wankel engine is very quick to react to throttle changes and is able to quickly deliver a surge of power when the demand arises, especially at higher rpm.

Again in this case, there is no notion of distance, but there is now a concept of smoothness of maps, for example a differentiable or smooth path ( depending on the type of differential structure applied ).

In many instances, in order to pass from a linear-algebraic concept to a differential-geometric one, the smoothness requirement is very important.