- lubrication
- lubrication (n.) 1640s, "act of lubricating," noun of action from LUBRICATE (Cf. lubricate) (v.). Earlier were lubifraction (1540s).
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Lubrication — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of friction. Prevention of friction. < N PARAG:Lubrication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smoothness smoothness &c. 255 Sgm: N 1 unctuousness unctuousness &c. 355 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 lubrication lubrication lubrification … English dictionary for students
lubrication — n. liquor. D A little lubrication would help this party a lot. □ Wally has had a little too much lubrication … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lubrication — tepimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lubrication vok. Schmieren, n; Schmierung, f rus. смазка, f; смазывание, n pranc. graissage, m; lubrification, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
lubrication — lubricate ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery … English terms dictionary
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