frictional
adjective
fric·tion·al
ˈfrik-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
1
: of or relating to friction
2
: moved or produced by friction
frictionally
adverb
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Orbital flights involve far greater energies, speeds and altitudes—and in principle can be endless once a stable orbit is reached, well above frictional interference from our planet’s momentum-sapping atmosphere.
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Rick N. Tumlinson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2024
Did any unsolved frictional moments or inclusion hiccups occur that could surface during performance review time?
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
This causes the water to move, but the frictional interaction also heats the water up.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
Thus, two opposing forces act on a cat during a fall: the gravitational force Fg and the frictional force FR, which slows it down.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
Of course, at the start of the motion, this frictional force would be greater than the artificial gravity.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
First, there's the static frictional force, which is the case when the two surfaces are stationary relative to each other.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
To what degree a fault experiences frictional healing can depend on a variety of variables, such as the minerals in the earth, pressure, or temperature.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
In their paper, Shreedharan and colleagues found that materials like clay may have low frictional healing.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
Rick N. Tumlinson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2024
Did any unsolved frictional moments or inclusion hiccups occur that could surface during performance review time?
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
This causes the water to move, but the frictional interaction also heats the water up.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
Thus, two opposing forces act on a cat during a fall: the gravitational force Fg and the frictional force FR, which slows it down.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
Of course, at the start of the motion, this frictional force would be greater than the artificial gravity.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
First, there's the static frictional force, which is the case when the two surfaces are stationary relative to each other.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
To what degree a fault experiences frictional healing can depend on a variety of variables, such as the minerals in the earth, pressure, or temperature.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
In their paper, Shreedharan and colleagues found that materials like clay may have low frictional healing.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Frictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frictional. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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