tribology

English

WOTD – 18 March 2012

Etymology

From tribo- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

tribology (uncountable)

1. (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)
• Danish: tribologi c
• 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