1 [U] the action of one object or surface moving against another:
Friction between moving parts had caused the engine to overheat.
2 [U] (physics) the RESISTANCE (= the force that stops sth moving) of one surface to another surface or substance moving over or through it:
The force of friction slows the spacecraft down as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere.
3 [U,C] ~ (between A and B) disagreement or a lack of friendship among people who have different opinions about sth:
conflicts and frictions that have still to be resolved
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for friction is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is friction a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, friction is tagged as noun.
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