fricción

/fɾikˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
fricciones

Meaning

  1. friction

    • Hay fricción entre ellos.

      There is friction between them.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rozamiento

rozamiento is more of a physics or technical term; fricción is more general, including figurative use, like friction between people.

Similar in other languages

German

Reibung

Reibung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "friction."

Practice

1 What does fricción mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay ___ entre ellos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fricción?

noun

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