What is 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 called?
friction — (Mech.) 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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