Antonyms for friction
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : frik-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪk ʃən |
Definition of friction
Origin :- 1560s, "a chafing, rubbing," from Middle French friction (16c.) and directly from Latin frictionem (nominative frictio) "a rubbing, rubbing down," noun of action from past participle stem of fricare "to rub," of uncertain origin. Sense of "resistance to motion" is from 1722; figurative sense of "disagreement, clash" first recorded 1761. Related: Frictional.
- noun rubbing
- noun disagreement
- During all those six years there had been friction and bitterness between us.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- The test of the amount of friction is the rate of loss of motion.
- Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
- Mechanical, as when two different kinds of matter are subject to friction.
- Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
- In the friction of these opposing wills, forces baneful to Man are generated.
- Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley
- The explanation is certain—the heat was the result of the friction.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
- And now put this question to yourselves, What produced the friction?
- Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
- A new reel sometimes clogs and stops from friction and heat.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- It is only by the friction of intellect with intellect that these desirable qualities can be gained.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- But, if there is no friction and you want to stop, you cannot.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Another man is standing still when the friction is turned off.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
Synonyms for friction
- abrasion
- agitation
- animosity
- antagonism
- attrition
- bad blood
- bad feeling
- bickering
- bone to pick
- chafing
- conflict
- counteraction
- discontent
- discord
- disharmony
- dispute
- dissension
- erosion
- faction
- factionalism
- filing
- flak
- fretting
- grating
- grinding
- hassle
- hatred
- hostility
- impedance
- incompatibility
- interference
- irritation
- massage
- opposition
- quarrel
- rasping
- resentment
- resistance
- rivalry
- row
- ruckus
- rumpus
- scraping
- set-to
- soreness
- sour note
- strife
- traction
- trituration
- trouble
- wearing away
- wrangling
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