tribology

English

WOTD – 18 March 2012

Etymology

From tribo- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈbɒləd͡ʒi/, /tɹɪˈbɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

tribology (uncountable)

(physics, engineering) The science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.

Translations

science and technology of lubrication

Armenian: շփագիտություն (špʿagitutʿyun), տրիբոլոգիա (hy) (tribologia)
Belarusian: трыбалогія (trybalóhija)
Bulgarian: трибология (tribologija)
Estonian: triboloogia (et)
Finnish: tribologia (fi), voiteluoppi
French: tribologie (fr) f
German: Tribologie (de)
Greek: τριβολογία f (trivología)
Italian: tribologia (it)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: tribologi m
Portuguese: tribologia
Romanian: tribologie (ro)
Russian: триболо́гия (ru) (tribológija)
Spanish: tribología f
Swedish: tribologi c
Ukrainian: трибологія (trybolohija)

Further reading

tribology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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