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| tribonema
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tribology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tribology has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tribology, n. [tribo- + -ology.].
the study of the effects of friction on parts of machinery moving in contact with each other, and of methods, such as lubrication, to counteract negative effects such as wear. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tribology, n. the study of friction, wear, lubrication, and the design of bearings; the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion.
Derivative
tribologist n.
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