39 adjectives to describe friction

This peace lasted for ten years, during which time, however, there was constant friction between them.

In many places the current is less than a fourth of an inch deep, and flows with so little friction it is scarcely visible.

The body should be speedily and well dried, immediately upon coming out; a rough jack towel is an excellent means of accomplishing this purpose, while at the same time it insures considerable friction of the surface of the skin.

These were anxious and nerve-racking days for both Morse and Vail, and it is small wonder that there should have been some slight friction.

We furthermore believe that should the appointments be confirmed there will be a continual friction between the officers and men of the two races as has been foretold by our present commanding officer.

Taking the alarm at once, he commenced a violent friction, until by slow degrees he could feel that the nearly stagnant blood was getting again into motion.

DRYING THE SKIN.The surface of the skin should always be carefully and thoroughly rubbed dry with flannel,indeed, more than dry, for the skin should be warmed and stimulated by the assiduous gentle friction made use of.

'Of course the elements are going to be troublesome, but it is good to know them as the only adversary and to feel there is so small a chance of internal friction.

Setting aside the objection that such a system is mechanically vicious because it involves excessive friction and therefore waste of energy, it is obviously futile unless the written restrictions can be enforced, and enforced in the spirit in which they are drawn.

It is obvious that to allow Serbia these two outlets, while leaving their surroundings to another State, would create immediate and intolerable friction; whereas to assign the southern half of Dalmatia to Bosnia, but to leave the northern half in other hands, would be keenly resented by the Dalmatians themselves, as an outrage alike upon their national and their local traditions.

If the rapidity of the earth's rotation is diminishing, it is not certain how much of that retardation is due to tidal friction, how much to meteors, how much to possible excess of melting over accumulation of polar ice, during the period covered by observation, which amounts, at the outside, to not more than 2,600 years.

in the frictional coefficient only alters the total friction on the pulleys percent.

Here they could concentrate Moslems where their co-religionists are already the great majority, and so have done with the everlasting friction and weakness entailed in jurisdiction over preponderant Christian elements.

Without these, the constant motion of the knee-pan and its tendons in walking would produce undue friction and heat and consequent inflammation.

But I would stipulate, further, that it would enormously increase the stability of the arrangement if such "nations" could be grouped together into "United States" wherever there were possibilities of inter-state rivalries and commercial friction.

He felt the brute force of hidden friction, then a blow in the abdomen that arrested his course between the two waters, and grasping at the irregularities of a projecting rock, he raised his head and was able to breathe.

Instead of latent force and great energy without control, instead of quiet gentleness, of power of control without vigor to be controlled, what we need is force and energy applied where necessary and always under control, always working to a definite purpose, and at the same time avoiding complications and unnecessary friction.

It is an immense friction on the sober relations of life.

It is the writer's art so to arrange words that they shall suffer the least possible retardation from the inevitable friction of the reader's mind.

In each territory there was acute friction with a neighboring State.

If even a chilliness occur after bathing, it must immediately be broken up by some appropriate methods, as lively exercise, brisk friction, hot drinks, and the application of heat.

Tabasheer is said to be sometimes found among the ashes of bamboos that have been set on fire (by mutual friction?).

To avoid needless friction it was sometimes deemed wise to first gain the girl's good-will; but this was a matter of secondary importance.

There he seems to have remained for some years and to have been well content, in spite of occasional friction with other suitors for the king's favour.

M. de La Fayette, moreover, had been careful to spare the American general all painful friction.

39 adjectives to describe  friction