friction
摩擦
definition
noun
a lubrication system that reduces friction
the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
translation of 'friction'
verb
摩擦
noun
摩擦,
磨擦
example
These substances reduce 'friction' between the moving parts of equipment.
Alloys based on tin, cadmium, copper, or silver are used to make bearings which reduce 'friction' between two sliding surfaces.
He saw the Commonwealth Games as a means to an end, but admits even making it to New Zealand in 1974 caused 'friction' between him and his coach.
But there is much 'friction' between the five people on the base and the rescued explorer, who wants all the glory for himself.
It didn't heat up from 'friction' with the skin, and it protected against hard blows and blasts.
The issue has been a source of 'friction' between the two sides.
This is because the cue ball can pick up top spin due to 'friction' with the cloth.
Shooting hard can cause the cue tip leather to loose 'friction' with the cue ball, causing it to jump rather than spin.
In reading this account, we come to realise that the fights and 'friction' between different groups in the hospital setting are universal and ubiquitous.
Any moving object on Earth experiences a force, called 'friction' , which opposes its motion.
Light rail uses up to 80 per cent less energy than buses as it encounters less surface 'friction' .
Naturally, there is some 'friction' between the young men, but there are some unspoken truths and tragedies that lead to the family splitting up, for good.
The best content comes from creative 'friction' between program makers and management.
To reduce 'friction' on the spheres, they are levitated by voltages applied to saucer-shaped electrodes.
Divergence may result from 'friction' with the Earth's surface.
the 'friction' of braking
Drag results mostly from 'friction' between the moving wing surface and the air.
But the lateral motion reduces the rotational 'friction' , so that the spinning persists longer.
If it wasn't for 'friction' between the tyres and the road, driving a car would be like trying to drive on an ice rink.
There was further 'friction' between the companies.
The breaking of the rope happened because of the 'friction' with the steel plate on the pulley where the rope is fixed.
For the next half-century, differing interpretations of the treaty caused 'friction' between the two countries.
Ponsse notes that this arrangement provides an excellent grip on the tree stem and reduces 'friction' .
As wind passes over the water's surface, 'friction' forces it to ripple.
the 'friction' of braking
A ship carrying unknown contents fails to clue the viewer in to the urgency ostensibly causing 'friction' between the characters.
The transition generated 'friction' between the school's old and new staffs and hurt those students whose school was being phased out.
a considerable amount of 'friction' between father and son
This could cause 'friction' between landowners and visitors.
He also found tension and 'friction' between those two over who was actually in control of the prison.
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