friction

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/, X-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.
   • 1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95

     Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.

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)

• 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
• Hindi: घर्षण (hi) (gharSaN), रगड़ (hi) (ragad)
• Hungarian: súrlódás (hu)
• 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
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje (sh) n, frìkcija (sh) f
• Spanish: fricción (es)
• Telugu: ఘర్షణ (gharshaNa)
• Turkish: sürtünme (tr)

conflict

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā)

• 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: трения (ru) (trénija)(plural)
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje (sh) n, frìkcija (sh) f
• 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)

• Czech: tření (cs) n
• Dutch: wrijving f, frictie f
• Finnish: kitka (fi)
• French: friction f, frottement m
• German: Reibung (de) f
• Greek: τριβή (triví) f
• Hindi: घर्षण (hi) (gharSaN)
• Italian: attrito (it) m

• Japanese: 摩擦 (まさつ, masatsu)
• Maltese: frizzjoni (mt) f
• Polish: tarcie n
• Portuguese: atrito (pt) m
• Romanian: frecare (ro) f, fricțiune (ro) f
• Russian: сила трения (ru) (síla trénija) f
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje (sh) n, frìkcija (sh) f
• Swedish: friktion (sv) c
• Turkish: sürtünme (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• 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/, X-SAMPA: /fRik.sjO~/

Noun

friction f (plural frictions)

1. friction