- lubrication
- A type of friction reducing agent like oil or grease.Also see
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Lubrication — is the process, or technique employed to reduce wear of one or both surfaces in close proximity, and moving relative to each another, by interposing a substance called lubricant between the surfaces to carry or to help carry the load (pressure… … Wikipedia
Lubrication — Lu bri*ca tion, n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lubrication — Lubrication. См. Смазка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
lubrication — (n.) 1640s, act of lubricating, noun of action from LUBRICATE (Cf. lubricate) (v.). Earlier were lubifraction (1540s) … Etymology dictionary
lubrication — See lubricate. * * * Introduction of any of various substances between sliding surfaces to reduce wear and friction. Lubricants may secondarily control corrosion, regulate temperature, electrically insulate, remove contaminants, or damp shock.… … Universalium
Lubrication — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of friction. Prevention of friction. < N PARAG:Lubrication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smoothness smoothness &c. 255 Sgm: N 1 unctuousness unctuousness &c. 355 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 lubrication lubrication lubrification … English dictionary for students
lubrication — n. liquor. D A little lubrication would help this party a lot. □ Wally has had a little too much lubrication … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lubrication — tepimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lubrication vok. Schmieren, n; Schmierung, f rus. смазка, f; смазывание, n pranc. graissage, m; lubrification, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
lubrication — lubricate ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery … English terms dictionary
Lubrication theory — A branch of fluid dynamics, lubrication theory is used to describe the flow of fluids (liquids or gases) in a geometry in which one dimension is significantly smaller than the others.Interior flows are those where the boundaries of the fluid… … Wikipedia
