frication

noun
UK: /frɪˈkeɪʃən/
US: /frɪˈkeɪʃən/

  1. The act of rubbing two things together.

    1. The frication caused a spark.
    2. The continuous frication between the tires and the road wore them down significantly.

  2. The sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in speech.

    1. "S" sound is made by frication.
    2. The phonetics class studied the various types of frication used in different languages.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "frication" in English means: The act of rubbing two things together., The sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in speech..

The phonetic transcription of "frication" is /frɪˈkeɪʃən/ in British English and /frɪˈkeɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "frication": "The frication caused a spark.". More examples on the page.