n.
Pronunciation: ' frik-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio, from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr ī ṇ anti they injure
Date: 1704
1 a : the rubbing of one body against another b : the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact
2 : the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : DISAGREEMENT
3 : sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis
– fric · tion · less \ -l ə s \ adjective
– fric · tion · less · ly adverb