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Definitions of friction
  1. noun
    a state of conflict between persons

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  2. noun
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

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  3. noun
    the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

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Definition that contains friction
  • match lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
  • scratch cause friction
  • rub cause friction
  • grip the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
  • liquid a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
  • spark a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
  • thompson English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
  • meteor a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  • lucifer lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
  • grinding the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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