Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - friction
Friction
friction
n. 1 the action of one object rubbing against another. 2 the resistance an object encounters in moving over another. 3 a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions; mutual animosity arising from disagreement. 4 (in comb.) of devices that transmit motion by frictional contact (friction-clutch; friction-disc). Phrases and idioms friction-ball a ball used in bearings to lessen friction. Derivatives frictional adj. frictionless adj. Etymology: F f. L frictio -onis f. fricare frict- rub
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noun Etymology: earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin ~-, frictio, from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhrīṇanti they injure Date: 1704 1. the rubbing of one body against another, the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact, the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views ; disagreement, sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis, ~less adjective ~lessly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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