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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-186/
- Published: 2020-07-30T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-22T22:18:57.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

stiction (noun) – (General Physics) The frictional force to be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/stiction?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Stiction has been a part of the English language since at least 1946, when it appeared in a journal of aeronautics. While stiction refers to the force needed to get an object to move from a position at rest, it is not related to the verb stick. The word is a blend word formed from the st- of static (“of or relating to bodies at rest”) and the -iction of friction (“the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact”). So, basically, it means “static friction” (or to put it another way, “stationary friction”).

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