Main Entry:

fric·tion

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 \-ləs\ adjective

— fric·tion·less·ly adverb