atrito

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) friction (force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
2. (countable, figuratively, masculine, uncountable) friction (conflict between people having dissimilar ideas or interests)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of atritar

atritar

to chafe, to attrit (to wear by friction)

Lees meer

Sinonieme

fricção

Vertalings

friction

attrito

friction

attrition

frottement

wrijving

fricció

Reibung

fricción

frictie

Friktion

τριβή

ξύσιμο

Reiberei

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/aˈtɾi.tu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: attrītus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin attrītus (“rubbed”), perfect passive participle of atterō (“to rub”).