antiskid

English

Alternative forms

• antiskidding (adjective only)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

English skid

English antiskid

From anti- + skid.

Adjective

antiskid (not comparable)

1. Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid. (of a surface)
2. Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface. (of a brake system)

Translations

designed to increase friction

• Finnish: liukastumista estävä, liukkautta estävä
• French: antipatinage (fr), antidérapage (fr)
• Greek: αντιολισθητικός (el) (antiolisthitikós)
• Irish: frithsciorrach
• Polish: antypoślizgowy (pl)
• Portuguese: antiderrapagem, antiderrapante
• Spanish: antideslizante (es), antiderrapante, anti-patinaje

Noun

antiskid (uncountable)

1. (aviation) Antiskid braking.

   To help keep from using up the limited pressure stored by the brake accumulator, antiskid is not available with both engines out.