atrito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

attrito (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin attrītus (“rubbed”), perfect passive participle of atterō (“I rub”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈtɾi.tu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈtɾi.to/
Hyphenation: a‧tri‧to

Noun

atrito m (plural atritos)

(physics, uncountable) friction (force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)
friction (conflict between people having dissimilar ideas or interests)

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