friction

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• /ˈfɹɪkʃən/
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• [ˈfɹwɪkʃən] ~ [ˈfɹwɪkʃn̩]
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• rhymes with -ɪkʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: F R IH1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle French friction and directly from Latin frictionem, nom. frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”).

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: twiti — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Arabic: اِحْتِكَاك (iḥtikāk) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Armenian: շփում (špʻum) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Assamese: ঘঁহনি (ghõhoni) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Azerbaijani: sürtünmə — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Bulgarian: тъ́ркане (tǎ́rkane) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Bulgarian: триене (triene) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Catalan: fricció — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Chinese Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Czech: tření — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Dutch: wrijving — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Finnish: hankaus — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• French: frottement — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• French: friction — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Galician: fricción — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Georgian: ხახუნი (xaxuni) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Georgian: ხეხვა (xexva) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• German: Reibung — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Greek: τριβή (triví) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Ancient Greek: τρῖψις (trîpsis) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Hindi: घर्षण (gharṣaṇ) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Hindi: रगड़ (ragaṛ) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Hungarian: súrlódás — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Icelandic: núningur — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Ido: friciono — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Italian: attrito — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Italian: frizione — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Japanese: 摩擦 (masatsu) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Korean: 마찰 (machal) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Latin: frictio — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Malay: pergeseran — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Malayalam: ഉരസൽ (urasal) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Maltese: frizzjoni — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Norwegian Bokmål: friksjon — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Norwegian Nynorsk: friksjon — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Occitan: friccion — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Plautdietsch: Riewunk — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Polish: tarcie — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Portuguese: fricção — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Romanian: frecare — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Romanian: fricțiune — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Russian: тре́ние (trénije) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Serbo-Croatian: frìkcija — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Sikkimese: དཀྲུགས (dkrugs) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Spanish: fricción — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Swahili: mkwaruzano — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Swedish: friktion — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Tagalog: kiskis — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Tamil: உராய்வு (urāyvu) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Telugu: ఘర్షణ (gharṣaṇa) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Thai: การสี — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Thai: การเสียดสี (gaan-sìiat-sǐi) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Tocharian B: kāntalñe — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Turkish: sürtünme — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Ukrainian: тертя́ (tertjá) — The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• Armenian: շփման ուժ (špʻman už) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Azerbaijani: sürtünmə qüvvəsi — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Bulgarian: триене (triene) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Catalan: fricció — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Chinese Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Czech: tření — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Danish: friktion — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Dutch: wrijving — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Dutch: frictie — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Finnish: kitka — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• French: friction — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• French: frottement — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Galician: fricción — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Georgian: ხახუნი (xaxuni) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Georgian: ხახუნის ძალა (xaxunis ʒala) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• German: Reibung — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Greek: τριβή (triví) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Gujarati: ઘસારો (ghasāro) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Hindi: घर्षण (gharṣaṇ) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Icelandic: núningskraftur — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Icelandic: núningsmótstaða — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Icelandic: núningur — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Indonesian: gesekan — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Italian: attrito — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Japanese: 摩擦 (masatsu) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Northern Kurdish: lêkxişandin — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Malay: geseran — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Malayalam: ഘർഷണം (ghaṟṣaṇaṁ) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Maltese: frizzjoni — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Māori: waku — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Norwegian Bokmål: friksjon — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Norwegian Nynorsk: friksjon — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Polish: tarcie — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Portuguese: atrito — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Romanian: frecare — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Romanian: fricțiune — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Russian: си́ла тре́ния (síla trénija) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Serbo-Croatian: frìkcija — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Swedish: friktion — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Tagalog: kiskis — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Tamil: உராய்வு (urāyvu) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Thai: แรงเสียดทาน (rɛɛng-sìiat-taan) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Turkish: sürtünme — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Ukrainian: тертя́ (tertjá) — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Vietnamese: ma sát — (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Armenian: տարաձայնություն (tarajaynutʻyun) — conflict
• Armenian: բախում (baxum) — conflict
• Armenian: վեճ (več) — conflict
• Bulgarian: търкане (tǎrkane) — conflict
• Bulgarian: разногласие (raznoglasie) — conflict
• Chinese Mandarin: 摩擦 (mócā) — conflict
• Dutch: wrijving — conflict
• Dutch: frictie — conflict
• Dutch: onenigheid — conflict
• Dutch: geschil — conflict
• Dutch: conflict — conflict
• Finnish: erimielisyys — conflict
• Finnish: konflikti — conflict
• Finnish: kitka — conflict
• French: désaccord — conflict
• Galician: fricción — conflict
• Georgian: ჭიდილი (č̣idili) — conflict
• Georgian: უთანხმოება (utanxmoeba) — conflict
• Georgian: კონფლიქტი (ḳonplikṭi) — conflict
• German: Reiberei — conflict
• German: Friktion — conflict
• Greek: προστριβές (prostrivés) — conflict
• Hindi: संघर्ष (saṅgharṣ) — conflict
• Icelandic: núningur — conflict
• Indonesian: friksi — conflict
• Indonesian: gesekan — conflict
• Italian: attrito — conflict
• Italian: dissenso — conflict
• Italian: contrasto — conflict
• Italian: divergenza — conflict
• Japanese: 不和 (fuwa) — conflict
• Malay: pergeseran — conflict
• Malay: perselisihan — conflict
• Portuguese: atrito — conflict
• Romanian: dezacord — conflict
• Romanian: neînțelegere — conflict
• Romanian: divergență — conflict
• Russian: тре́ния (trénija) — conflict
• Russian: разногла́сия (raznoglásija) — conflict
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta — conflict
• Serbo-Croatian: trénje — conflict
• Serbo-Croatian: frìkcija — conflict
• Swahili: mapigano — conflict
• Swahili: ugomvi — conflict
• Swedish: friktion — conflict
• Tamil: உரசல் (uracal) — conflict
• Telugu: ఘర్షణ (gharṣaṇa) — conflict
• Turkish: sürtüşme — conflict
• Ukrainian: тертя́ (tertjá) — conflict