friction

[ frik-shuhn ]

/ ˈfrɪk ʃən /

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noun

surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.

the rubbing of the surface of one body against that of another.

dissension or conflict between persons, nations, etc., because of differing ideas, wishes, etc.

Origin of friction

1575–85; <Latin frictiōn- (stem of frictiō) a rubbing, equivalent to frict(us) (past participle of fricāre) + -iōn--ion

SYNONYMS FOR friction

3 discord, dissidence, clash, antagonism, contention, wrangling.

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OTHER WORDS FROM friction

fric·tion·less, adjectivefric·tion·less·ly, adverbin·ter·fric·tion, nounnon·fric·tion, noun

self-friction, noun

Words nearby friction

frication, fricative, Frick, fricking, FRICS, friction, frictional, frictional soil, frictional unemployment, friction clutch, friction drive

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Example sentences from the Web for friction

The benefits for advertisers who reduce friction in the consumer journey are numerous, and they include the following outcomes.
The race to frictionless consumer journeys is expanding beyond marketplaces|acuityads|September 10, 2020|Digiday
Governments are also reducing the frictions, fees, and charges that bog down the system.
Smart stimulus: Cash as code|Claire Beatty|September 9, 2020|MIT Technology Review
There is only pressure and friction on the surface of the wing—also on the rest of the aircraft, but for the purposes of thinking about gliding, it’s enough to consider only the wing.
The science behind how an aircraft glides|By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag|September 3, 2020|Popular Science
Using a computer model, the team then calculated the friction each pattern would produce on ice, vinyl or hardwood floors.
Shape-shifting cuts give shoes a better grip|Carolyn Wilke|July 14, 2020|Science News For Students

That reduces friction and lets the molecules slide past each other more easily.
Astronauts may be able to make cement with their own pee|Lisa Grossman|June 16, 2020|Science News For Students
But as Garfield on television gained in popularity, the Peanuts connection became a source of friction.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The friction between Israelis and Palestinians is more than 60 years old, with the UN in the middle.
War of Words Between Israel and UN Continues|Betsy Pisik|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Friction between air and the weapon creates temperatures of up to 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt steel.
Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound|Kyle Mizokami|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And a coup probably would exacerbate the economic problems that months of friction, violence and impasse have wrought.
Thailand’s Non-Coup Coup|Lennox Samuels|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tablet, which Fujitsu hopes to release as early as 2015, works by fluctuating the friction between your finger and the screen.
Your Dentist Is Watching You Brush|Abby Haglage|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Deprived of friction with other minds, he was slower than his social prototype in the reproduction of the epochs.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
It cannot be accounted for entirely by the friction, as the removal of the paper allows the sand to drop in a mass.
Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth|J. C. Meem
It is therefore this friction, or what is so termed here, which makes that which appears easy in War difficult in reality.
On War|Carl von Clausewitz
These carriages are therefore essentially safety carriages, while the friction is reduced to a minimum.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Observe, then, that Davy made his epochal experiment of melting ice by friction when he was a youth of twenty.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for friction

friction

/ (ˈfrɪkʃən) /

noun

a resistance encountered when one body moves relative to another body with which it is in contact

the act, effect, or an instance of rubbing one object against another

disagreement or conflict; discord

phonetics the hissing element of a speech sound, such as a fricative

perfumed alcohol used on the hair to stimulate the scalp

Derived forms of friction

frictional, adjectivefrictionless, adjective

Word Origin for friction

C16: from French, from Latin frictiō a rubbing, from fricāre to rub, rub down; related to Latin friāre to crumble

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for friction

friction

The resistance of an object to the medium through which or on which it is traveling, such as air, water, or a solid floor.

Medical definitions for friction

friction

[ frĭk′shən ]

n.

The rubbing of one object or surface against another.

A physical force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.

Scientific definitions for friction

friction

[ frĭk′shən ]

A force on objects or substances in contact with each other that resists motion of the objects or substances relative to each other.♦ Static friction arises between two objects that are not in motion with respect to each other, as for example between a cement block and a wooden floor. It increases to counterbalance forces that would move the objects, up to a certain maximum level of force, at which point the objects will begin moving. It is measured as the maximum force the bodies will sustain before motion occurs.♦ Kinetic friction arises between bodies that are in motion with respect to each other, as for example the force that works against sliding a cement block along a wooden floor. Between two hard surfaces, the kinetic friction is usually somewhat lower than the static friction, meaning that more force is required to set the objects in motion than to keep them in motion. See also drag.

单词	friction
释义	friction [ frik-shuhn ] / ˈfrɪk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR friction ON THESAURUS.COM noun surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling. the rubbing of the surface of one body against that of another. dissension or conflict between persons, nations, etc., because of differing ideas, wishes, etc. Origin of friction 1575–85; <Latin frictiōn- (stem of frictiō) a rubbing, equivalent to frict(us) (past participle of fricāre) + -iōn--ion SYNONYMS FOR friction 3 discord, dissidence, clash, antagonism, contention, wrangling. SEE SYNONYMS FOR friction ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM friction fric·tion·less, adjectivefric·tion·less·ly, adverbin·ter·fric·tion, nounnon·fric·tion, noun self-friction, noun Words nearby friction frication, fricative, Frick, fricking, FRICS, friction, frictional, frictional soil, frictional unemployment, friction clutch, friction drive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for friction The benefits for advertisers who reduce friction in the consumer journey are numerous, and they include the following outcomes. The race to frictionless consumer journeys is expanding beyond marketplaces\|acuityads\|September 10, 2020\|Digiday Governments are also reducing the frictions, fees, and charges that bog down the system. Smart stimulus: Cash as code\|Claire Beatty\|September 9, 2020\|MIT Technology Review There is only pressure and friction on the surface of the wing—also on the rest of the aircraft, but for the purposes of thinking about gliding, it’s enough to consider only the wing. The science behind how an aircraft glides\|By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag\|September 3, 2020\|Popular Science Using a computer model, the team then calculated the friction each pattern would produce on ice, vinyl or hardwood floors. Shape-shifting cuts give shoes a better grip\|Carolyn Wilke\|July 14, 2020\|Science News For Students That reduces friction and lets the molecules slide past each other more easily. Astronauts may be able to make cement with their own pee\|Lisa Grossman\|June 16, 2020\|Science News For Students But as Garfield on television gained in popularity, the Peanuts connection became a source of friction. Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons\|Rich Goldstein\|November 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The friction between Israelis and Palestinians is more than 60 years old, with the UN in the middle. War of Words Between Israel and UN Continues\|Betsy Pisik\|August 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Friction between air and the weapon creates temperatures of up to 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt steel. Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound\|Kyle Mizokami\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And a coup probably would exacerbate the economic problems that months of friction, violence and impasse have wrought. Thailand’s Non-Coup Coup\|Lennox Samuels\|May 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The tablet, which Fujitsu hopes to release as early as 2015, works by fluctuating the friction between your finger and the screen. Your Dentist Is Watching You Brush\|Abby Haglage\|February 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Deprived of friction with other minds, he was slower than his social prototype in the reproduction of the epochs. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea\|Morgan Robertson It cannot be accounted for entirely by the friction, as the removal of the paper allows the sand to drop in a mass. Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth\|J. C. Meem It is therefore this friction, or what is so termed here, which makes that which appears easy in War difficult in reality. On War\|Carl von Clausewitz These carriages are therefore essentially safety carriages, while the friction is reduced to a minimum. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Observe, then, that Davy made his epochal experiment of melting ice by friction when he was a youth of twenty. A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5)\|Henry Smith Williams British Dictionary definitions for friction friction / (ˈfrɪkʃən) / noun a resistance encountered when one body moves relative to another body with which it is in contact the act, effect, or an instance of rubbing one object against another disagreement or conflict; discord phonetics the hissing element of a speech sound, such as a fricative perfumed alcohol used on the hair to stimulate the scalp Derived forms of friction frictional, adjectivefrictionless, adjective Word Origin for friction C16: from French, from Latin frictiō a rubbing, from fricāre to rub, rub down; related to Latin friāre to crumble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to friction agitation, erosion, resistance, irritation, discontent, disharmony, discord, hostility, antagonism, dissension, resentment, trouble, strife, bad blood, hassle, animosity, quarrel, rivalry, hatred, conflict Cultural definitions for friction friction The resistance of an object to the medium through which or on which it is traveling, such as air, water, or a solid floor. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for friction friction [ frĭk′shən ] n. The rubbing of one object or surface against another. A physical force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for friction friction [ frĭk′shən ] A force on objects or substances in contact with each other that resists motion of the objects or substances relative to each other.♦ Static friction arises between two objects that are not in motion with respect to each other, as for example between a cement block and a wooden floor. It increases to counterbalance forces that would move the objects, up to a certain maximum level of force, at which point the objects will begin moving. It is measured as the maximum force the bodies will sustain before motion occurs.♦ Kinetic friction arises between bodies that are in motion with respect to each other, as for example the force that works against sliding a cement block along a wooden floor. Between two hard surfaces, the kinetic friction is usually somewhat lower than the static friction, meaning that more force is required to set the objects in motion than to keep them in motion. See also drag. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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friction

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