friction
Example Sentences
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If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
The differing goals between FDEs and the core product team created a chronic source of friction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
That caused a lot of friction with Berlin's supposed closest EU friend, France.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Fine control over surface texture could help regulate friction, allowing small robots to either grip surfaces or slide across them.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
One cause of friction was that she had strong ideas about what she wouldn’t eat—and didn’t want us to eat— including pork and rabbit, both of which my father loved dearly.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
