friction
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The meaning (definition) of the word friction
a force that slows things down when they rub together
The word friction used in a sentence
“Friction makes your hand get warm when you rub it fast.”
Words that mean the same as friction (synonyms)
rubbingdrag
How the word friction is said around the world
| French | friction (freeksyawn) |
| Spanish | fricción (freekthyohn) |
| Mandarin | 摩擦 (mó cā) |
| Hindi | टकराव (tuhkrahv) |
| Arabic | احتكاك (eehteekahk) |
| Russian | трение (trenie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | atrito (uhtreetuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | atrito (ahtreetuu) |
| Japanese | 摩擦 (masatsu) |
| German | Reibung (rybuung) |
| Urdu | رگڑ (ruguhr) |
| Punjabi | ਰਗੜ (ruguhr) |
| Korean | 마찰 (macal) |
| Hebrew | חיכוך (kheekhvkh) |
| Greek | τριβή (tribe) |
| Dutch | wrijving (vreiving) |
| Tagalog | alitan (ahleetahn) |
| Vietnamese | ma sát (mah sahurt) |
| Turkish | sürtünme (serrternme) |
| Persian | اصطکاک (aystaykahk) |
| Polish | tarcie (tahrche) |
| Ukrainian | тертя (tertya) |
| Bengali | ঘর্ষণ (gawrshawn) |
| Swedish | friktion (frikskhoon) |
| Italian | attrito (ahtreetoh) |
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