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What is friction?

What is friction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
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I was still furiously wiping at my eyes with my sleeve, and my skin was raw from the friction.
Such mills have large diameter rolls with surfaces that are roughened or ragged to increase the coefficient of friction.
He is an amiable person, but very disorganised, and this often leads to frustration on the part of staff, and friction.
To reduce friction on the spheres, they are levitated by voltages applied to saucer-shaped electrodes.
Among the advantages of friction welding is the ability to produce high quality welds in a short cycle time.
As noted, other extrinsic factors for skin injury are shear forces and friction.

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