tribology
pronunciation
How to pronounce tribology in British English:
UK [traɪ'bɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce tribology in American English:
US [traɪ'bɒlədʒɪ]
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- 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
Word Origin
- tribology (n.)
- 1965, "study of friction," from comb. form of Greek tribos "rubbing," from tribein "to rub, rub down, wear away" (from PIE root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn, twist;" see throw (v.)) + -logy.
Example
- 1. The operation and service life of gear transmissions are crucially affected by the tribology .
- 2. Learning of application of lubricant technology industry and experience communication meet tribology of the 5th industrial and mining enterprises will hold .
- 3. Exploring the fundamental microscopic mechanisms of tribology and lubrication at the nanometer scale .
- 4. Tribological behaviour and mechanism of glass-ceramics and glass-ceramic matrix composites are reviewed and some problems in field of tribology necessarily to be further discussed are proposed .
- 5. Study of tribology has great social and economical significance . Friction and wearing is a long time process which is very complex .