Definitions for friction

friction fric·tion

Spelling: [frik-shuh n]
IPA: /ˈfrɪk ʃən/

Friction is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in friction (cfiinort).

Definitions for friction

noun

  1. surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
  2. the rubbing of the surface of one body against that of another.
  3. dissension or conflict between persons, nations, etc., because of differing ideas, wishes, etc.

Origin of friction

1575-85; Latin frictiōn- (stem of frictiō) a rubbing, equivalent to frict(us) (past participle of fricāre) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for friction

And now put this question to yourselves, What produced the friction?

The test of the amount of friction is the rate of loss of motion.

In the friction of these opposing wills, forces baneful to Man are generated.

The tablet, which Fujitsu hopes to release as early as 2015, works by fluctuating the friction between your finger and the screen.

During all those six years there had been friction and bitterness between us.

But as Garfield on television gained in popularity, the Peanuts connection became a source of friction.

The friction between Israelis and Palestinians is more than 60 years old, with the UN in the middle.

friction between air and the weapon creates temperatures of up to 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt steel.

Mechanical, as when two different kinds of matter are subject to friction.

And a coup probably would exacerbate the economic problems that months of friction, violence and impasse have wrought.

Word Value for friction
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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