coefficient vs coefficient of friction

coefficient of friction vs coefficient

coefficient and coefficient of friction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coefficient	Yes	No	No	No
coefficient of friction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coefficient of friction is a hyponym of coefficient; that is, coefficient of friction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coefficient:

coefficient: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
coefficient of friction: the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface

Other hyponyms of coefficient include absorptance, absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, coefficient of drag, drag coefficient, coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance, coefficient of self induction, self-inductance, modulus, coefficient of expansion, expansivity, coefficient of reflection, reflectance, reflection factor, reflectivity, transmission, transmittance, absolute viscosity, coefficient of viscosity, dynamic viscosity, weight, weighting.

coefficient (noun)	coefficient of friction (noun)
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic	the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface

Difference between coefficient and coefficient of friction

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