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Definition of Tribology
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Tribology
1. Noun. (physics engineering) The science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tribology
1. [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Tribology
1. The study of friction and its effects in biological systems, especially in regard to articulated surfaces of the skeleton. Origin: G. Tribo, to rub, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tribology
Literary usage of Tribology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"Handbook of Micro/Nano tribology. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ... Economic Impact
of tribology. Proc. Mechanical Failures Prevention Group. NBS Spec. ..."
2. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"Some generic points of technology such as tribology, leak tightness, thermal
insulation. • The heat transfers and fluid flows in the core, the circuits and ..."
3. Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S by Glenn E. Schweitzer (2004)
"... science to support energy conservation • heat and mass transfer • tribology •
combustion research ..."
4. Expanding Access to Science and Technology: The Role of Information by Ines Wesley-Tanaskovic, Jacques Tocatlian, Kenneth H. Roberts (1994)
"The NIST in the United States distributes PC databases on corrosion performance,
phase diagrams of ceramics, and tribology. COD AT A has an active Task ..."
5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to ...Political Science (1993)
"... See 1198 Fuel and Lubricants Research Facilities, Army Belvoir Research,
Development and Engineering Center, Fort Belvoir, VA See 7200 Marine tribology ..."
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