- directional tread
- An arrangement of bars, grooves, and ribs on a tire's tread in any manner that gives most effective traction when the tire revolves in only one direction.Also see
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non-directional tread — An arrangement of bars, grooves and ribs in a manner that gives equal traction in forward or reverse direction. Also see directional tire directional tread … Dictionary of automotive terms
directional tire — Directional designs are recognized by the grooves in the tread that swipe away in a backward angle from the center of the tread face and rotate in only one direction. A direction of rotation arrow is located on both sidewalls of the tire.… … Dictionary of automotive terms
tread — [1] The distance between the two front or two rear wheels. [2] Portion of the tire which contacts the roadway. [3] The pattern of the outside circumference surface of a tire. See asymmetrical tread cracking tread directional tire directional… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Directional stability — is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion. Stability of a vehicle concerns itself with the tendency of a vehicle to return to its original direction in relation to the oncoming medium … Wikipedia
wheel rotation — Swapping wheels around to compensate for unequal tire wear and increase tread life; moving them from front to rear is generally recommended and is the only safe method on vehicles with directional tread tires … Dictionary of automotive terms
направленный рисунок протектора — направленный рисунок Рисунок протектора покрышки, не симметричный относительно радиальной плоскости колеса. [ГОСТ 22374 77] Тематики шины пневматические Обобщающие термины элементы покрышки пневматической шины Синонимы направленный рисунок EN… … Справочник технического переводчика
ненаправленный рисунок протектора — ненаправленный рисунок Рисунок протектора покрышки, симметричный относительно радиальной плоскости колеса. [ГОСТ 22374 77] Тематики шины пневматические Обобщающие термины элементы покрышки пневматической шины Синонимы ненаправленный рисунок EN… … Справочник технического переводчика
Stirrup — For the bone, see stapes. For other uses of the word stirrup, see Stirrup (disambiguation). The stirrup is a ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle by an adjustable strap to create a footrest for … Wikipedia
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Rail adhesion — Driving wheel of steam locomotive The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. Thus, it relies on the friction between a… … Wikipedia
