"friction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/ Audio: En-us-friction.ogg [US] Forms: frictions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Etymology: From Middle French friction and directly from Latin frictionem, nom. frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|friction}} Middle French friction, {{der|en|la|frictionem}} Latin frictionem, {{m|la|frictio||a rubbing, rubbing down}} frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} friction (usually uncountable, plural frictions)
  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The rubbing of one object or surface against another): τρῖψις (trîpsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), اِحْتِكَاك (iḥtikāk) [feminine] (Arabic), շփում (špʻum) (Armenian), ঘঁহনি (ghõhoni) (Assamese), търкане (tǎrkane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), триене (triene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fricció [feminine] (Catalan), 摩擦 (mócā) (Chinese Mandarin), tření [neuter] (Czech), wrijving [feminine] (Dutch), hankaus (Finnish), frottement [masculine] (French), friction [feminine] (French), fricción [feminine] (Galician), ხახუნი (xaxuni) (Georgian), ხეხვა (xexva) (Georgian), Reibung [feminine] (German), τριβή (triví) [feminine] (Greek), घर्षण (gharṣaṇ) (Hindi), रगड़ (ragaṛ) (Hindi), súrlódás (Hungarian), núningur [masculine] (Icelandic), friciono (Ido), attrito [masculine] (Italian), frizione [feminine] (Italian), 摩擦 (masatsu) (alt: まさつ) (Japanese), 마찰 (machal) (Korean), frictio [feminine] (Latin), pergeseran (Malay), ഉരസൽ (urasal) (Malayalam), frizzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), friksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), friksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), friccion [feminine] (Occitan), Riewunk [feminine] (Plautdietsch), tarcie [neuter] (Polish), fricção [feminine] (Portuguese), frecare [masculine] (Romanian), fricțiune [feminine] (Romanian), тре́ние (trénije) [neuter] (Russian), trénje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), frìkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fricción [feminine] (Spanish), mkwaruzano (Swahili), friktion [common-gender] (Swedish), kiskis (Tagalog), ఘర్షణ (gharṣaṇa) (Telugu), การสี (Thai), การเสียดสี (gaan-sìiat-sǐi) (Thai), kāntalñe (Tocharian B), sürtünme (Turkish), тертя́ (tertjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-friction-en-noun-Ib8rFNl7 Disambiguation of 'The rubbing of one object or surface against another': 96 0 1 1 1
  2. (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics, Mechanics Translations ((physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact): շփման ուժ (špʻman už) (Armenian), триене (triene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fricció [feminine] (Catalan), 摩擦 (mócā) (Chinese Mandarin), tření [neuter] (Czech), friktion [common-gender] (Danish), wrijving [feminine] (Dutch), frictie [feminine] (Dutch), kitka (Finnish), friction [feminine] (French), frottement [masculine] (French), fricción [feminine] (Galician), ხახუნი (xaxuni) (Georgian), ხახუნის ძალა (xaxunis ʒala) (Georgian), Reibung [feminine] (German), τριβή (triví) [feminine] (Greek), ઘસારો (ghasāro) (Gujarati), घर्षण (gharṣaṇ) (Hindi), núningskraftur [masculine] (Icelandic), núningsmótstaða [feminine] (Icelandic), núningur [masculine] (Icelandic), gesekan (Indonesian), attrito [masculine] (Italian), 摩擦 (masatsu) (alt: まさつ) (Japanese), geseran (Malay), ഘർഷണം (ghaṟṣaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), frizzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), waku (Maori), lêkxişandin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), friksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), friksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tarcie [neuter] (Polish), atrito [masculine] (Portuguese), frecare [feminine] (Romanian), fricțiune [feminine] (Romanian), си́ла тре́ния (síla trénija) [feminine] (Russian), trénje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), frìkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), friktion [common-gender] (Swedish), kiskis (Tagalog), แรงเสียดทาน (rɛɛng-sìiat-taan) (Thai), sürtünme (Turkish), тертя́ (tertjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-friction-en-noun-en:force_that_resists_relative_motion Disambiguation of Mechanics: 4 67 10 7 12 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of '(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact': 1 92 2 2 3
  3. (medicine, obsolete, countable) Massage of the body to restore circulation. Tags: countable, obsolete, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-friction-en-noun-f2zdPCZd Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-friction-en-noun-q3VDH6qO
  5. (China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces. Tags: China, historical, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-friction-en-noun-UuoD7tqh Categories (other): Chinese English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 10 22 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 13 10 13 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: frictive, frictional, frictious, fray, fricative, affricate, dentifrice, tribology, lubrication Translations (conflict): տարաձայնություն (tarajaynutʻyun) (Armenian), բախում (baxum) (Armenian), վեճ (več) (Armenian), търкане (tǎrkane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), разногласие (raznoglasie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 摩擦 (mócā) (Chinese Mandarin), wrijving [feminine] (Dutch), frictie [feminine] (Dutch), onenigheid [feminine] (Dutch), geschil [neuter] (Dutch), conflict [neuter] (Dutch), erimielisyys (Finnish), konflikti (Finnish), kitka (Finnish), désaccord [masculine] (French), fricción [feminine] (Galician), ჭიდილი (č̣idili) (Georgian), უთანხმოება (utanxmoeba) (Georgian), კონფლიქტი (ḳonplikṭi) (Georgian), Reiberei [feminine] (German), Friktion [feminine] (German), προστριβές (prostrivés) [feminine, plural] (Greek), núningur [masculine] (Icelandic), friksi (Indonesian), gesekan (Indonesian), attrito [masculine] (Italian), dissenso [masculine] (Italian), contrasto [masculine] (Italian), divergenza [feminine] (Italian), 不和 (fuwa) (alt: ふわ) (Japanese), pergeseran (Malay), perselisihan (Malay), atrito [masculine] (Portuguese), dezacord [neuter] (Romanian), neînțelegere [feminine] (Romanian), divergență [feminine] (Romanian), тре́ния (trénija) [plural] (Russian), разногласия (raznoglasija) (Russian), eas-aonta [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), trénje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), frìkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mapigano (Swahili), ugomvi (Swahili), friktion [common-gender] (Swedish), ఘర్షణ (gharṣaṇa) (Telugu), sürtüşme (Turkish), тертя́ (tertjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
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          "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fricção"
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          "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
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          "word": "frecare"
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          "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
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      "word": "ხახუნი"
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      "roman": "gharṣaṇ",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "घर्षण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ragaṛ",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "रगड़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "súrlódás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "núningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "friciono"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "attrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frizione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まさつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "masatsu",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "摩擦"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "machal",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "마찰"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frictio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "pergeseran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "urasal",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "ഉരസൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frizzjoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "friksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "friksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "friccion"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Riewunk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tarcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frecare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trénije",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frìkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "mkwaruzano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "friktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "kiskis"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gharṣaṇa",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "ఘర్షణ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "การสี"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-sìiat-sǐi",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "การเสียดสี"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "kāntalñe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "word": "sürtünme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tertjá",
      "sense": "The rubbing of one object or surface against another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тертя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "špʻman už",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "շփման ուժ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "triene",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "триене"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mócā",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "摩擦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tření"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "friktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wrijving"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frictie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "kitka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "friction"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frottement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricción"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xaxuni",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "ხახუნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xaxunis ʒala",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "ხახუნის ძალა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Reibung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "triví",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "τριβή"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ghasāro",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "ઘસારો"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "gharṣaṇ",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "घर्षण"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "núningskraftur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "núningsmótstaða"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "núningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "gesekan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "attrito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まさつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "masatsu",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "摩擦"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lêkxişandin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "geseran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ghaṟṣaṇaṁ",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "ഘർഷണം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frizzjoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "waku"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "friksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "friksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tarcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frecare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "síla trénija",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "си́ла тре́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frìkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "friktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "kiskis"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rɛɛng-sìiat-taan",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "แรงเสียดทาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "word": "sürtünme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tertjá",
      "sense": "(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тертя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tarajaynutʻyun",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "տարաձայնություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "baxum",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "բախում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "več",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "վեճ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tǎrkane",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "търкане"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznoglasie",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разногласие"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mócā",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "摩擦"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wrijving"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frictie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "onenigheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "geschil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "conflict"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "erimielisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "konflikti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "kitka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "désaccord"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fricción"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "č̣idili",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "ჭიდილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "utanxmoeba",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "უთანხმოება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳonplikṭi",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "კონფლიქტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Reiberei"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Friktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prostrivés",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "προστριβές"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "núningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "friksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "gesekan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "attrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dissenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "contrasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "divergenza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふわ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fuwa",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "不和"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "pergeseran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "perselisihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dezacord"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neînțelegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "divergență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trénija",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "тре́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznoglasija",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "разногласия"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eas-aonta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frìkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "mapigano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "ugomvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "friktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gharṣaṇa",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "ఘర్షణ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "word": "sürtüşme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tertjá",
      "sense": "conflict",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тертя́"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "friction",
    "friction (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "friction"
}

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