lubrication

English

Etymology

lubricate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lubrication (countable and uncountable, plural lubrications)

1. 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

• lubricate
• lubricant
• lubricity

Translations

the application of lubricants

• Catalan: lubrificació f, lubricació f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 润滑 (zh) (rùnhuá)

• Esperanto: lubrikado
• Estonian: määrimine
• Finnish: voitelu (fi)
• French: lubrification (fr) f
• Galician: lubricación (gl) f, lubrificación (gl) f
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• 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