About The Word Friction

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Friction to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Friction definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Friction

Friction Meaning & Definition
Friction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Friction?

[n] effort expended in rubbing one object against another
[n] the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
[n] a state of conflict between persons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Friction: clash | detrition | rubbing | rubbing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Friction: abrading | abrasion | animosity | antagonism | antipathy | argument | attrition | backlash | bad blood | belligerence | bickering | caressing | chafing | clash | clashing | collision | competition | conflict | confutation | contention | contradiction | contraposition | contrariety | contrariness | controversy | counteraction | counterposition | counterworking | crankiness | cross-purposes | crotchetiness | despitefulness | disaccord | disaffinity | disagreement | discord | discordance | discordancy | Discordia | disharmony | dispute | dissension | dissent | enmity | Eris | erosion | feeling | fingering | fractiousness | fretting | fricative | frictional | frottage | grating | handling | hate | hatred | hostility | ill feeling | ill will | incompatibility | incompatibleness | inharmoniousness | inharmony | inimicalness | interference | jangle | jar | kick | malevolence | malice | malignity | manipulation | mischief | negativeness | nonconformity | noncooperation | obstinacy | open conflict | opposition | opposure | oppugnance | oppugnancy | palpation | perverseness | petting | pressure | quarrelsomeness | reaction | recalcitrance | recoil | refractoriness | renitency | repercussion | repugnance | resistance | revolt | rivalry | rub | rubbing | scraping | spite | spitefulness | strained relations | strife | stroking | swimming upstream | tension | touching | uncooperativeness | unharmoniousness | unpleasantness | vying | wrangling

See Also | abrasion | adhesive friction | attrition | attrition | conflict | detrition | effort | elbow grease | exertion | grinding | grip | resistance | sweat | traction | travail

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Tagus river ‐ a European river; flows into the…
  • Balustrade ‐ a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people…
  • Inseminate ‐ introduce semen into (a female) [v] place seeds in (the ground);…
  • Contemplation ‐ a long and thoughtful observation [n] a calm lengthy intent…
  • Calycophyllum candidissimum ‐ source of a tough…
  • Agincourt ‐ a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under…
  • Beauteousness ‐ the quality of being good looking and…
  • Compulsory ‐ required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory";…
  • Photoengraving ‐ an engraving used to reproduce an…
  • And how ‐ an expression of emphatic…