lubrication

English

Etymology

lubricate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /lubɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lubrication (countable and uncountable, plural lubrications)

The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

Derived terms

lubrication payment

Related terms

Translations

the application of lubricants

Catalan: lubrificació f, lubricació f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 润滑 (zh)
Esperanto: lubrikado
Estonian: määrimine
Finnish: voitelu (fi)
French: lubrification (fr) f
Galician: lubricación (gl) f, lubrificación (gl) f

German: Schmierung f
Italian: lubrificazione (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: smøring (no) m or f

Nynorsk: smørjing f
Portuguese: lubrificação (pt) f
Spanish: lubricación (es) f, lubrificación (es) f
Swedish: smörjning c

See also

tribology

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