- Lubrication
- Lubrication Lu`bri*ca"tion, n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery. [1913 Webster]
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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 — 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 — A type of friction reducing agent like oil or grease. Also see central chassis lubrication chassis lubrication clean oil lubrication dry sump lubrication forced feed lubrication petroil lubrication pressure lubrication pump fed lubrication … Dictionary of automotive terms
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
