frictional adj 1: pertaining to or worked or produced by friction; "frictional electricity"; "frictional heat"; "frictional gearing"
Frictional \Fric"tion*al\, a. Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by friction; as, frictional electricity. [1913 Webster] {Frictional gearing}, wheels which transmit motion by surface friction instead of teeth. The faces are sometimes made more or less V-shaped to increase or decrease friction, as required. [1913 Webster]