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stiction

noun
/ˈstɪk.ʃən/

Etymology

Blend of static + friction (see static friction).

  1. derived from frictionem
  2. derived from friction
  3. compounded as stiction — “static + friction”

Definitions

  1. The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary…

    The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stiction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA