Definitions for lubricationˌlu brɪˈkeɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lu•bri•ca•tionˌlu brɪˈkeɪ ʃən(n.)
the act of lubricating.
Category: Common Vocabulary
the state of being lubricated.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of lubrication:
1800–05
Princeton's WordNet
lubrication(noun)
the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
lubrication(noun)
an application of a lubricant to something
Wiktionary
lubrication(Noun)
The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
Webster Dictionary
Lubrication(noun)
the act of lubricating; the act of making slippery
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Lubrication
The application of LUBRICANTS to diminish FRICTION between two surfaces.
Translations for lubrication
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
lubrication(noun)
to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly.
- smeringAfrikaans
- تَزْييت، تَشْحيمArabic
- смазкаBulgarian
- lubrificaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- mazáníCzech
- das SchmierenGerman
- smøringDanish
- λίπανσηGreek
- lubrificaciónSpanish
- õlitamineEstonian
- روغن کاریFarsi
- voiteluFinnish
- lubrificationFrench
- שִׁימוּן, גֵירוּזHebrew
- चिकनाईHindi
- podmazivanjeCroatian
- olajozás, kenésHungarian
- pelumasanIndonesian
- smurningIcelandic
- lubrificazioneItalian
- 注油Japanese
- 급유Korean
- tepimasLithuanian
- (mašīnas) eļļošanaLatvian
- pelinciranMalay
- smeringDutch
- smøringNorwegian
- smarowanie, oliwieniePolish
- روغن کاریPersian
- تيل وراچونهPashto
- lubrificaçãoPortuguese
- ungereRomanian
- смазываниеRussian
- mazanieSlovak
- naoljenjeSlovenian
- podmazivanjeSerbian
- smörjningSwedish
- หล่อลื่นThai
- yağlamaTurkish
- 潤滑Chinese (Trad.)
- мастіння, змащуванняUkrainian
- رواں سازUrdu
- sự bôi trơnVietnamese
- 润滑Chinese (Simp.)
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