slip friction clutch

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   a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great

   Synonymsslip clutch

   Broaderfriction clutch

Questions about slip friction clutch

What does slip friction clutch mean?

slip friction clutch means "a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great".

What is another word for slip friction clutch?

Close synonyms include slip clutch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slip friction clutch a common word?

slip friction clutch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.