Skip to Main Content
chat loading...
About
Citations
Contact Us
Search
Search the site
Search the site
Search
Alphabetical Glossary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
All
A-Z Index
Close Search Overlay
For Students
For
Students
Explore
Citations
State Symbols
About NCpedia
Browse By Topic
Get NC Quick Facts!
Historia de N.C. en español
Recorded NCpedia Entries
NCpedia Student Collection
State Symbols & Adoptions
Daily Life & Social History
My N.C. from A to Z
Biographies
Counties
View All Topics
For Educators
For
Educators
Explore
ANCHOR Digital Textbook
My NC From A-Z
NCPDI Remote learning
NCpedia Student Collection
North Carolina Fun Facts
Recorded NCpedia entries
Teach with NCpedia
100 North Carolina Icons
This Day in NC History Blog
State Agency Resources
Primary Source Collections
Teaching & Research Guides
NCEdCloud
Writing & Citing
Fun Stuff!
National History Day in NC
Bookmarks and NCpedia/ANCHOR logos
For Researchers
For
Researchers
General
About NCpedia
Citations
Contact Us
Related Resources
LibGuide #EverythingNC
On This Day in NC
Online Encyclopedias
Primary Source Collections
Recorded NCpedia Entries
Research Support
A-Z Index
Friction
Date:
Print
Share
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
Citation
Definition:
The force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching each other
Type of Speech:
noun