Synonym: clash, conflict, grinding, resistance, scraping. Similar words: restriction, fiction, diction, eviction, addiction, nonfiction, non-fiction, affliction. Meaning: ['frɪkʃn] 
n. 1. a state of conflict between persons 2. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another 3. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.
n. 1. a state of conflict between persons 2. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another 3. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure. 
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61, It is important that all concerned understand the company's remuneration policies to prevent friction between different groups of workers.
62, This last proved a source of constant conflict and friction with the islanders.
63, But there still seems to be some friction between the two.
64, After about 5 minutes, ask them to share their observations about friction with their classmates.
65, Unfortunately, this is an aspect of organisation which causes enormous friction.
66, Waxing the skis helps them to slide better and some slopes have a lubrication system which further reduces friction.
67, There was more serious friction between the Headmaster and the Usher.
68, It means that energy is required to overcome the friction as well as to move forward.
69, Family relationships were also felt to suffer, with l6 carers specifically mentioning the friction and tension caused by their caring role.
70, The friction that others noticed in their exchange probably rested on unspoken criticism of each other's work.
71, If you over oil the skin it will be too slippery to enable you to build up the necessary friction. 1.
72, For all of them the lungs push air through a narrow opening where it causes friction of various kinds.
73, This friction reducing additive may be used in all the engine and transmission of your L.R. with beneficial results.
74, People will then not have to be burdened with the labels of friction and division.
75, The issue which initially caused greatest friction between the two was that of the war.
76, This also provides a convenient and acceptable way of avoiding adolescent friction with parents.
77, The friction between the satellite and the atmosphere generates great heat.
78, There is therefore inevitably a friction between the rigid pacta tertiis rule and the progressive development of normative standards.
79, Not that there is friction or divisiveness among the players.
80, The heat of the sun is caused by the friction produced against the air by this rapid rotation.
81, Despite the constant friction with Leo,(http://sentencedict.com/friction.html) he made her feel gloriously alive.
82, It would not be long before exhaustion and a lack of privacy erupted in painful friction.
83, Friction between the generations is exacerbated when younger staff grasp the new idea and their creativity is suddenly released.
84, The conflict between Shetlanders and incomers is presumed in turn to cause friction between Shetlanders.
85, And under the plate, among the spinning wheels, diamonds and rubies do battle against friction.
86, The decision caused friction between Estrada and Islas, who knew from experience that education is a ticket out of minimum-wage work.
87, Latency is friction in telephone wires that can cause delays in the response time of action gaming.
88, Teenage children begin to assert their independence and this can lead to a good deal of friction in the family.
89, In some places, friction along a fault plane has produced polished and striated surfaces.
90, This reduces the interleaf friction and thus softens the ride.
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