- The act of polishing, cleaning, or drying.
- A representation of a raised or indented surface made by placing paper over the surface and rubbing the paper gently with a marking agent such as charcoal or chalk.
Dictionary:
rub·bing (rŭb'ĭng) ![]() |
| WordNet: rubbing |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
Synonym: friction
Meaning #2:
representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
Meaning #3:
effort expended in rubbing one object against another
Synonyms: friction, detrition
| Translations: Rubbing |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gnidning, frottering, gnidebillede, aftryk
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Nederlands (Dutch)
wrijven(d), afwrijftekening
Français (French)
n. - friction, frottement, reproduction par frottement
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Kreidekopie
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εντριβή, ξεπατίκωμα
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Italiano (Italian)
copia ad impressione, sfregamento
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - desenho feito passando o lápis sobre um desenho em relevo
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Русский (Russian)
трение, натирание, полирование, копировка притиранием
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Español (Spanish)
n. - frotamiento, roce, calco
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gnidning, frottage
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
摩擦, 按摩, 研磨, 拓印
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 摩擦, 按摩, 研磨, 拓印
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - こすること, 摩擦, マッサージ, 石刷り, 拓本, 磨くこと
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وضع ورقه فوق سطح منحوت وحك الورقه ليطبع الشكل على الورقه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מעשה-שפשוף, שפשוף תבליט
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