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Word entry · 8 letters

friction

Best crossword clue

"Rubbing drag"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹɪkʃən/Part of speech nounSorted cfiinortStarts with FEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

Word origin

From Middle French friction and directly from Latin frictionem, nom. frictio (“a rubbing, rubbing down”).

Used in a sentence

  • The frictions should at first be very gentle, and performed with a view to restore heat, and not to force the blood towards the heart, which in drowned persons is already too much distended with it.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rubbing drag8 letters
02Rubbing resistance8 letters

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