friction
noun
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
frictionlessly
-
a word derived from
friction.
Example Sentences
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Free movement allowed thousands of eastern European workers to arrive frictionlessly, filling vacancies in manufacturing, hospitality and agriculture.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
That Athens would be a series of clean, glass-walled, interchangeable rooms, through which capital could frictionlessly glide.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
One impressive tracking shot slides frictionlessly through a tight alley with the full-body lurch of Star Wars’ jump into hyperspace.
From The Verge ● Oct. 8, 2019
Superconducting bearings could levitate the dish and keep it spinning frictionlessly.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 18, 2019
Might not the violently expanding gases fly forth from an exhaust vent to expand instantly, frictionlessly and impotently to the ends of the universe?
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
