Friction

//ˈfɹɪkʃən̩//

Synonyms for "friction" (123 found)

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Noun(1 words)
clash

Strong matches (37)

Noun(2 words)
contritiondetrition

Related words (61)

Noun(1 words)
rubbing

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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Translations

147 translations across 53 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • τρῖψις noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Arabic

1 entries
  • اِحْتِكَاك noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Armenian

4 entries
  • բախում noun (conflict)
  • շփման ուժ noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • շփում noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • վեճ noun (conflict)

Assamese

1 entries
  • ঘঁহনি noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • sürtünmə noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • sürtünmə qüvvəsi noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • разногласие noun (conflict)
  • триене noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • триене noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • тъ́ркане noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Catalan

2 entries
  • fricció noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • fricció noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 摩擦 noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • 摩擦 noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • 摩擦 noun (conflict)

Czech

2 entries
  • tření noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • tření noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Danish

1 entries
  • friktion noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Dutch

4 entries
  • conflict noun (conflict)
  • frictie noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • frictie noun (conflict)
  • geschil noun (conflict)

Finnish

4 entries
  • erimielisyys noun (conflict)
  • hankaus noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • kitka noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • kitka noun (conflict)

French

4 entries
  • désaccord noun (conflict)
  • friction noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • friction noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • frottement noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Galician

3 entries
  • fricción noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • fricción noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • fricción noun (conflict)

Georgian

4 entries
  • კონფლიქტი noun (conflict)
  • უთანხმოება noun (conflict)
  • ჭიდილი noun (conflict)
  • ხახუნი noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

German

4 entries
  • Friktion noun (conflict)
  • Reiberei noun (conflict)
  • Reibung noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • Reibung noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Greek

3 entries
  • προστριβές noun (conflict)
  • τριβή noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • τριβή noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ઘસારો noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Hindi

3 entries
  • घर्षण noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • घर्षण noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • रगड़ noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • súrlódás noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • núningskraftur noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • núningsmótstaða noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • núningur noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • núningur noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Ido

1 entries
  • friciono noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • friksi noun (conflict)
  • gesekan noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • gesekan noun (conflict)

Italian

4 entries
  • attrito noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • attrito noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • attrito noun (conflict)
  • contrasto noun (conflict)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 不和 noun (conflict)
  • 摩擦 noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • 摩擦 noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Korean

1 entries
  • 마찰 noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Latin

1 entries
  • frictio noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Malay

4 entries
  • geseran noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • pergeseran noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • pergeseran noun (conflict)
  • perselisihan noun (conflict)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഉരസൽ noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • ഘർഷണം noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Maltese

2 entries
  • frizzjoni noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • frizzjoni noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Māori

1 entries
  • waku noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • lêkxişandin noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • friksjon noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • friksjon noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • friksjon noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • friksjon noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Occitan

1 entries
  • friccion noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Riewunk noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Polish

2 entries
  • tarcie noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • tarcie noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • atrito noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • atrito noun (conflict)
  • fricção noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Romanian

4 entries
  • dezacord noun (conflict)
  • divergență noun (conflict)
  • frecare noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • frecare noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Russian

4 entries
  • разногла́сия noun (conflict)
  • си́ла тре́ния noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • тре́ние noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • тре́ния noun (conflict)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • eas-aonta noun (conflict)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • frìkcija noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • frìkcija noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • frìkcija noun (conflict)
  • trénje noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • དཀྲུགས noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Spanish

1 entries
  • fricción noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Swahili

3 entries
  • mapigano noun (conflict)
  • mkwaruzano noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • ugomvi noun (conflict)

Swedish

3 entries
  • friktion noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • friktion noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • friktion noun (conflict)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kiskis noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • kiskis noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Telugu

2 entries
  • ఘర్షణ noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • ఘర్షణ noun (conflict)

Thai

3 entries
  • การสี noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • การเสียดสี noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • แรงเสียดทาน noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • kāntalñe noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)

Turkish

3 entries
  • sürtünme noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • sürtünme noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • sürtüşme noun (conflict)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • тертя́ noun (The rubbing of one object or surface against another)
  • тертя́ noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
  • тертя́ noun (conflict)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ma sát noun ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

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So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.

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What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?

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Trade friction might arise between the two nations at any moment.

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