friction
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
friction/ˈfrɪkʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
■ the action of one surface or object rubbing against another.
- 2 conflict or disagreement.
– derivatives
frictional adjective,
frictionless adjective.
frictional adjective,
frictionless adjective.
– origin C16: via Fr. from L. frictio(n-), from fricare ‘to rub’.
'friction' also found in these Oxford entries:
abrade
- abseil
- attrition
- ball bearing
- bearing
- blister
- bolster
- brake block
- brake lining
- bursa
- callus
- crepitus
- detrition
- disc brake
- dynamic viscosity
- fricative
- friction tape
- friction welding
- frottage
- grind
- heat barrier
- lubricate
- meteor
- slickenside
- stiction
- superfluidity
- tribo-
- triboelectricity
- tribometer
- trypsin
- tumbling barrel
- viscosity
- wear
