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frictions

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Main Entry:
fric·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of friction
Pronunciation:
\ˈfrik-shən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio, from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhrīṇanti they injure
Date:
1704
1 a: the rubbing of one body against another b: the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact2: the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement3: sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis
fric·tion·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of frictionless \-ləs\ adjective
fric·tion·less·ly adverb


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