friction

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/, SAMPA: /"frIkS@n/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Noun

Wikipedia friction (uncountable)

1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
3. (physics): A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.

Related terms

• coefficient of friction
• static friction
• dynamic friction
• friction clutch
• friction match
• frictive
• frictional
• frictious

Translations

The rubbing of one object or surface against another

Arabic: احتكاك (ar) (āḩtkāk) f. Catalan: fricció (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) Croatian: trénje (hr) n., frìkcija (hr) f. Czech: tření (cs) n. Dutch: wrijving (nl) f. Finnish: hankaus French: frottement (fr) m., friction (fr) f. German: Reibung (de) f., Reibung (de) f. Greek: τριβή (triví) f. Italian: attrito (it) m., frizione (it) f.

Japanese: 摩擦 (まさつ, masatsu) Korean: 마찰 (ko) (machal) Latin: frictio (la) f. Maltese: frizzjoni (mt) f. Polish: tarcie n. Portuguese: fricção (pt) f. Romanian: frecare (ro) m., fricțiune (ro) f. Russian: трение (ru) (trénije) n. Spanish: fricción (es) Telugu: ఘర్షణ (gharshaNa) Turkish: sürtünme (tr)

conflict

Chinese: Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) Croatian: trénje (hr) n., frìkcija (hr) f. Dutch: wrijving f., frictie f., onenigheid f., geschil n., conflict n. Finnish: erimielisyys (fi), konflikti (fi), kitka (fi) French: désaccord (fr) m. German: Reiberei f., Friktion f. Greek: προστριβές (prostrivés) f. pl.

Italian: attrito (it) m. Japanese: 不和 (ふわ, fuwa) Romanian: dezacord (ro) n., neînțelegere (ro) f., divergență (ro) f. Russian: трение (ru) (trénije) n. Swedish: friktion (sv) c. Telugu: ఘర్షణ (gharshaNa) Turkish: sürtüşme (tr)

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

Catalan: fricció (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) Croatian: trénje (hr) n., frìkcija (hr) f. Dutch: wrijving f., frictie f. Finnish: kitka (fi) French: friction f., frottement m. German: Reibung (de) f.

Greek: τριβή (triví) f. Italian: attrito (it) m. Japanese: 摩擦 (まさつ, masatsu) Maltese: frizzjoni (mt) f. Polish: tarcie n. Portuguese: atrito (pt) m. Portuguese: atrito (pt) m. Romanian: frecare (ro) f., fricțiune (ro) f. Swedish: friktion (sv) c. Turkish: sürtünme (tr)

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Ido: friciono Indonesian: gesekan

Korean: 마찰 (麻擦, machal) Spanish: fricción f.

See also

• tribology
• lubrication

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French

Etymology

From Latin frictionem, nom. frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fʁik.sjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /fRik.sjO~/

Noun

friction f. (plural frictions)

1. friction