frication
American
[fri-kay-shuhn]
/ frɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
Phonetics.
Etymology
Origin of frication
1525–35; < Latin fricātiōn- (stem of fricātiō ), equivalent to fricāt ( us ) rubbed (past participle of fricāre; see friction) + -iōn- -ion
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