How to pronounce friction
American English pronunciation
FRIK-shun
- IPA
- /ˈfɹɪkʃən/
- Syllables
- FRIK · shun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What friction means
The force that slows things down when they rub together
In a sentence: Friction from the rough carpet slowed down my toy car.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "a rubbing."
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Another meaning
Tension and small clashes between people who disagree
In a sentence: There was some friction between the two teams over who got the field first.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin frictio, a rubbing. People who rub each other the wrong way have friction between them.
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