Friction and Wear

Friction

Friction noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

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Wear and friction are semantically related In some cases you can use "Wear" instead a noun "Friction".

Wear

Wear noun - The result of long and hard use.

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Friction and wear are semantically related in use topic. Sometimes you can use "Friction" instead a noun "Wear", if it concerns topics such as damage.

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

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How words are described

high	high friction	high wear
sheer	sheer friction	sheer wear
actual	actual friction	actual wear
real	real friction	real wear
Other adjectives: male, little, traditional, less, unnecessary, unusual.

Both words in one sentence

Coilguns circumvent the projectile-on-barrel friction that is the cause of a railgun's severe firing wear, by hurling a MagLev bullet.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military
Second, during the assault on the dinner post-ABB, she aimed her baton at this point on a speedster — who, as she found out to her dismay, had opted not to wear a cup to minimize friction.

Source: Literature / Worm
Do it for too long, though, and his head will ignite from friction burn and send him running around in a panic (Though ultimately no worse for wear), scorching anything he touches.

Source: Improbable Weapon User / Video Games

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