rolling resistance

collocation in English

meaningsofrollingandresistance

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rolling
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/us
/ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/
gradual:
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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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(Definition ofrollingandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrolling resistance

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The novel castor is designed to change the scrubbing torque into arollingresistanceduring its steering.
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The single wheel has three resistance forces during the steering - the contact frictional force, the wheelrollingresistanceand the scrubbing torque.
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The torque is generally high, about 10 times bigger than itsrollingresistance, and has a close relation with the robot's load.
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Tyres are responsible for 20 to 30% of the energy consumed by vehicles due to theirrollingresistance.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is also important to review legislation regarding therollingresistanceof tyres.
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Tyres'rollingresistance, depending on the driving conditions and speed, accounts for 20 to 30% of fuel consumption.
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The new developments by the tyre manufacturers show that it is possible to have both safety and lowerrollingresistance.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It makes lowrollingresistancetyres mandatory and requires the installation of tyre pressure monitoring systems and gear shift indicators.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have reducedrollingresistanceand included gear shift indicators in this proposal, which was not in the original proposal.
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But there is no getting away from the fact that therollingresistanceof steel wheel on steel rail is always far less than that of rubber tyre on concrete.
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The report did not specify the environmental load of retreaded tyres, but did highlight the importance ofrollingresistanceas a factor in determining its benefits.
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However, it is necessary to realise that, withoutrollingresistance, which occurs through the deformation of tyres and their elastic properties, safe and comfortable driving would be impossible.
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Plank roads were particularly attractive as they greatly reducedrollingresistanceand mitigated the problem of getting mired in mud.
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This is termedrollingresistancewhich is predominantly a deformation loss.
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Quieter tires may have slightly lowerrollingresistance.
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Improperly trued wheels increaserollingresistance, reduce energy efficiency and may create unsafe operation.
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Some electric cars use lowrollingresistancetires, which typically offer less grip than normal tires.
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Pneumatic tires also have a much lowerrollingresistancethan solid tires.
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The tyre labelling will show three tyre performance attributes;rollingresistance, wet grip and external rolling noise.
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Smaller diameter wheels, all else being equal, have higherrollingresistancethan larger wheels.
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