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fric·tion  audio  (frkshn) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. Physics A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin fricti, frictin-, from frictus, past participle of fricre, to rub

OTHER FORMS:
friction·al(Adjective), friction·al·ly(Adverb)


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