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tribological
Variant of tribology
tribology
definition
tri·bol·ogy (trī bäl′ə jē)
noun
the study of friction between interacting parts, such as gears, and ways of reducing it
Etymology: trib(o)- + -logy
Related Forms:
- tribological tri′·bo·log′i·cal adjective
- tribologist tri·bol′o·gist noun
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