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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 lubricationplay

  Familiarity information: TRIBOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIBOLOGY (noun)


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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