the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by friction.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to or of the nature of friction; moved or effected by friction; produced by friction: as, frictional electricity.
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adj. pertaining to or worked or produced by friction
Word Usage
"British electricity is that high-grade useless long-sparking stuff you get by turning round a glass machine; stuff we used to call frictional electricity."