friction

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Synonyms: fraction, fiction, frication, friation, ftiction, function, fruition, faction, traction, diction, flection

Antonyms: fraction, fiction, frication, friation, ftiction, function, fruition, faction, traction, diction, flection

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Noun

1. The [[rubbing]] of one [[object]] or [[surface]] against another.
2. {{senseid|en|force that resists relative motion}}{{lb|en|physics}} A [[force]] that [[resist]]s the [[relative]] [[motion]] or [[tendency]] to such motion of two [[bodies]] in [[contact]].
3. {{lb|en|medicine|obsolete|countable}} A [[massage]] of the [[body]] to [[restore]] [[circulation]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[conflict|Conflict]], as between persons having [[dissimilar]] [[ideas]] or [[interests]]; [[clash]].
5. {{lb|en|software engineering}} Any obstacle or hindrance that makes a system less convenient or desirable to use.
6. {{lb|en|China|historical}} [[conflict|Conflict]] during the {{w|Second Sino-Japanese War}}, as between the [[Communist]]s and [[non]]-[[hanjian]] [[Kuomintang]] forces.

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