friction
Example Sentences
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This repeated flexing generates internal heat through friction, a process known as tidal heating.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
So a return to a bundle could slow churn and reduce pricing friction between a streaming company and its customers.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Every few years, some geopolitical friction sends commentators racing to declare the end of dollar hegemony and the collapse of the petrodollar.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The threat hasn’t come from Armageddon, but from friction that resembles a suburban homeowners’ association battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
On the other hand, Newcomen, unlike Savery, had to construct a moving piston, with all the difficulties of potential friction and leaking that entailed.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing friction
Word Generation Science - Energy
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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