Abrasion vs. Friction

Abrasionnoun

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.

Abrasionnoun

(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.

Abrasionnoun

(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.

Abrasionnoun

An abraded, scraped, or worn area.

Abrasionnoun

(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.

Abrasionnoun

(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

Abrasionnoun

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.

Abrasionnoun

The substance rubbed off.

Abrasionnoun

A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.

Abrasionnoun

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Abrasionnoun

erosion by friction

Abrasionnoun

the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Abrasionnoun

the process of scraping or wearing something away

Abrasionnoun

an area damaged by scraping or wearing away

Frictionnoun

The rubbing of one object or surface against another.

Frictionnoun

(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.

Frictionnoun

Massage of the body to restore circulation.

Frictionnoun

(figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.

Frictionnoun

The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc., to excite the skin to healthy action.

Frictionnoun

The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion.

Frictionnoun

A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress.

Frictionnoun

a state of conflict between persons

Frictionnoun

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

Frictionnoun

effort expended in rubbing one object against another

Frictionnoun

the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another

Frictionnoun

the action of one surface or object rubbing against another

Frictionnoun

conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions

Friction

Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction: Dry friction is a force that opposes the relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact.