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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#m2) ### sense in the lessons In the mystic school: In note 02 friction is the useful resistance that sharpens a thought, and a mistake is useful "if it changes the next attempt". In the primary lessons: In science, friction acts against movement: rough surfaces like sandpaper and carpet make more friction, smooth or icy surfaces make less. Friction makes heat, which is why rubbing hands warms them. It is useful: shoe grips and bike brakes use friction to stop us slipping; but it also wears things out, so oil and wheels reduce it. In safety, ice and wet floors have little friction, so we slip. In everyday life, «friction between them» means they don't get on. ### examples - The useful middle is resistance with purpose: enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it. (note 02) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x1) - Use resistance well, separate confidence from certainty, prefer reality over elegance ("forgot" often beats "a deep systemic failure"), and learn from friction without performing shame or humility. (lesson 003) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x2) - The note says agreement is not always help, and opposition is not always help either; the useful middle is resistance with purpose — enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it. (lesson 003) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x3) - Friction stops your shoes slipping on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x4) - Rub your hands together; friction makes them warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x5) - Ice has very little friction, so it's slippery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x6) - Brakes use friction to slow a bike down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x7) - The toy car went further on the smooth floor because there was less friction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x8) - Oil reduces friction in machines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x9) - There was some friction between the two teams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/#x10) ### note Uncountable: «friction», not «a friction». Friction always pushes against the direction of movement. More friction = slower. Myth: friction is always bad — it is often useful (walking needs it). Air resistance and water resistance are kinds of friction. ### In the corpora - [Striking a match makes heat by friction; safety matches light only on the box strip, which holds red phosphorus.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/11-the-candle-and-burning/14/) - [Friction is the grip between two surfaces that stops them sliding easily.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body/12/) - [An astro burn is a friction burn that scrapes the top layers of skin off and can trap grit or rubber crumbs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/9/) - [Toothpaste, butter or creams on a fresh friction burn can trap heat and germs; cool clean water is what helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/11/) - [Friction is the grip between two surfaces that touch: rough surfaces pressed hard together grip a lot, smooth ones hardly at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/6-friction-the-grip/0/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «friction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/F/friction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.