frication
[fri-
key
-sh
uh
n]
/frɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
noun
,
Phonetics
1.
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of
fricatives
.
Origin
1525-35;
<
Latin
fricātiōn-
(stem of
fricātiō
), equivalent to
fricāt
(
us
) rubbed (past participle of
fricāre;
see
friction
) +
-iōn-
-ion