English-Swedish translations for friction

• friktion en
  Friktion i arbetsförlopp där friktion inte är önskvärt, t.ex. i lager, och i förlopp där man vill ha friktion, t.ex. bromsar.Friction in anti-friction processes, such as in bearings, and in friction processes such as brakes.
  Djuren tar allvarlig skada, till följd av risken för friktion, skavning, skador och slagsmål som kan uppstå.The animals are seriously harmed, because of the risk of the friction, rubbing, injuries and fights which may arise.
  Deras ömsesidiga kontakt har aldrig varit helt friktionsfri, men spänningen har ökat under de två årtionden som gått efter kommunismens fall.Although these relations were never entirely free of frictions, tensions have increased over the two decades since the fall of communism.

Definition of friction

• The rubbing of one object or surface against another
• A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact
• Massage of the body to restore circulation
• Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash
• Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces

Related words

• frictionless
• antifriction
• friction tape
• friction drum
• friction strip
• friction clutch
• frictional unemployment
• frictional force
• static friction