Dictionary

lubrication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌluː.bɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English lubricate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English lubrication From lubricate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
   • Valve and cylinder lubrication is by atomised oil delivered by mechanical lubricators. 1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:

Forms

Deriveds

biolubrication · underlubrication · overlubrication · vaginal lubrication · lubricational · self-lubrication · lubrication payment · relubrication

Relateds

lubricate · tribology · lubricity · lubricant

Synonyms

lubrifaction

Translations (22)

ar تَزْيِيت (application of a lubricant) · es lubrificación (application of a lubricant) · nn smørjing (application of a lubricant) · de Schmierung (application of a lubricant) · hi स्नेहन (application of a lubricant) · ar تَشْحِيم (application of a lubricant) · bg смазване (application of a lubricant) · eo lubrikado (application of a lubricant) · ca lubrificació (application of a lubricant) · mk подмачкување (application of a lubricant) · sv smörjning (application of a lubricant) · gl lubricación (application of a lubricant) · gl lubrificación (application of a lubricant) · ca lubricació (application of a lubricant) · fr lubrification (application of a lubricant) · es lubricación (application of a lubricant) · nb smøring (application of a lubricant) · it lubrificazione (application of a lubricant) · fi voitelu (application of a lubricant) · cmn 润滑 (application of a lubricant) · pt lubrificação (application of a lubricant) · et määrimine (application of a lubricant)