frictional

CEFRC1

/ˈfrɪkʃən/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to resistance between surfaces or disagreement between people.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Involving conflict or difficulties

Examples

  • Engineers designed the brakes to reduce frictional wear.

  • The large frictional forces made dragging it impossible.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Relating to, or caused by, friction.

More examples

In context

  • frictional relationship

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From friction + -al.