friction

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
2. (uncountable, usually) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
3. (countable, obsolete, usually) Massage of the body to restore circulation.
4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
5. (China, historical, uncountable, usually) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.

Synonyms

rubbing

rubbing together

discord

attrition

torsion

disagreement

conflict

strife

chafe

striking against

trouble

abrasion

rub

flexing

dissension

detrition

clash

controversy

impediment

issue

kink

matter

misconception

misconstruction

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

preventative

problem

quarrel

resistance

rubdown

tension

trituration

variance

vibration

warfare

wear

wearing down

attrite

cross purposes

falling out

confriction

frictionate

friction factor

abrading

frictionating frictionize

bickering

clashes

coefficient of friction

collision

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Translations

Reibung

attrito

friction

wrijving

frottement

τριβή

fricção

fricción

frizione

sürtünme

fricció

frictie

rozamiento

frictio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/

Etymology

From Middle French friction and directly from Latin frictionem, nom. frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”).

Sentences

An example of such a system is a mass on a surface with friction .