STICTION

PRONUNCIATION: (STIK-shuhn)

MEANING: noun: The frictional force that must be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another.

ETYMOLOGY: A blend of static + friction. Earliest documented use: 1946.

[Lectors note: I would propose it's rather "sticky + friction.")

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STICKION - a microscopic subatomic Post-It note for labelling atoms