Explore Friction through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like rubbing or travail. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Friction in a sentence
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Friction meaning
- The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
- A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
- Massage of the body to restore circulation.
Synonyms of Friction
Friction vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Friction
- The main meaning on this page is: The rubbing of one object or surface against another. | A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. | Massage of the body to restore circulation.
- Useful related words include: rubbing, travail, exertion, elbow grease.
- Possible Dutch translations are: wrijving, frictie, onenigheid.
- In the example corpus, friction often appears in combinations such as: friction between, of friction, friction and.
Context around Friction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Friction
- In this selection, "friction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, static, kinetic, dry, stiction, factor and sometimes stand out and add context to how "friction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and kinetic friction between moving and and kinetic friction sometimes called. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "friction" sits close to words such as adjustment, churchill and condolences, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with friction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Friction Friction is a surface force that opposes relative motion. (10 words)
Approximate coefficients of friction Under certain conditions some materials have very low friction coefficients. (14 words)
Dry friction Dry friction resists relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact. (14 words)
We’ve featured many drills with brushless motors in this review because they have the ability to lay down more torque (as there’s less friction in the motor) and are also good for the longevity of the tool, as low friction leads to low wear. (46 words)
Those on Hammond’s side also point out that the supply chains are now so intertwined that, in the words of one senior figure, ‘friction is more concerning than tariffs’, and that the best way to prevent friction is this kind of regulatory alignment. (44 words)
So and as much as this helps to take down friction, I would have to think that well, hopefully it should, be a friction decreasing event with some of the costs in there, but hopefully this helps to accelerate the volume. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
The two regimes of dry friction are 'static friction' (" stiction ") between non-moving surfaces, and kinetic friction (sometimes called sliding friction or dynamic friction) between moving surfaces.
Dry friction is subdivided into static friction (" stiction ") between non-moving surfaces, and kinetic friction between moving surfaces.
The coefficient of friction depends on the materials used; for example, ice on steel has a low coefficient of friction, while rubber on pavement has a high coefficient of friction.
The force of friction is always exerted in a direction that opposes movement (for kinetic friction) or potential movement (for static friction) between the two surfaces.
So and as much as this helps to take down friction, I would have to think that well, hopefully it should, be a friction decreasing event with some of the costs in there, but hopefully this helps to accelerate the volume.
Friction: When hair is brushed or rubbed against clothing, it creates friction, leading to an electrical charge building up on the hair strands.
We’ve featured many drills with brushless motors in this review because they have the ability to lay down more torque (as there’s less friction in the motor) and are also good for the longevity of the tool, as low friction leads to low wear.
The toboggan does not move until someone gives it a small shove to overcome the static friction factor, then the dynamic friction factor takes over and away you go.
Those on Hammond’s side also point out that the supply chains are now so intertwined that, in the words of one senior figure, ‘friction is more concerning than tariffs’, and that the best way to prevent friction is this kind of regulatory alignment.
After the block moves, it experiences kinetic friction, which is less than the maximum static friction.
Angle of friction For For certain applications it is more useful to define static friction in terms of the maximum angle before which one of the items will begin sliding.
Approximate coefficients of friction Under certain conditions some materials have very low friction coefficients.
As surfaces are worn by work due to friction, fit and surface finish of an object may degrade until it no longer functions properly. citation Applications Friction is an important factor in many engineering disciplines.
Belt friction main Belt friction is a physical property observed from the forces acting on a belt wrapped around a pulley, when one end is being pulled.
Dry friction Dry friction resists relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact.
For most surface interfaces, the coefficient of kinetic friction is less than the coefficient of static friction.
Friction and efficiency All real machines have friction, which causes some of the input power to be dissipated as heat.
Friction Friction is a surface force that opposes relative motion.
Friction There was friction among band members after music industry media began singling out Hoffs as the lead singer of the group, a result of Columbia Records releasing mostly singles on which Hoffs sang lead vocal.
Household usage *Friction is used to heat and ignite matchsticks (friction between the head of a matchstick and the rubbing surface of the match box).
Common combinations with friction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- friction between 37×
- of friction 30×
- friction and 20×
- the friction 20×
- static friction 16×
- friction with 12×
- friction is 11×
- friction for 8×
- and friction 8×
- cause friction 8×