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TRIBOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tribology mean?
• TRIBOLOGY (noun)
The noun TRIBOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication
Familiarity information: TRIBOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tribology" is a kind of...):
mechanical engineering (the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery)
Derivation:
tribologist (a specialist in tribology)
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