friction

Plural: frictions

Noun

• The resistance encountered when one body moves over another.
• a state of conflict between persons
• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
• The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
• A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
• Massage of the body to restore circulation.
• Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
• (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.

Examples

• There was friction between the players over the validity of a challenged word.

Synonyms

clash, detrition, rubbing

Related Words

affricate, dentifrice, fray, fricative, frictional, frictious, frictive, lubrication, tribology