Meanings
nounfrication (countable and uncountable, plural frications)
plural frications
- countableuncountablefriction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounturbulent and noisy airflow
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
- Proto-Italic*frios
- Latinfriō
- Latinfricō
- Latinfricātiō
- Old Frenchfrication
- Englishfrication
Derived from Old French frication.
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frication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frication
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“frication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frication. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frication.
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