lubricating system
- noun
- Specialized
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sistema de lubricación
- The lubricating system is essential for keeping engine parts moving smoothly and preventing excessive wear.
Examples
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Failure of the lubricating system can result in serious engine damage due to lack of oil flow.
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Modern cars use an advanced lubricating system to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
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The lubricating system is crucial for engine performance.
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Many vehicles have a complex lubricating system.
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Failure of the lubricating system can result in serious engine damage due to lack of oil flow.
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Modern cars use an advanced lubricating system to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
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The lubricating system is essential for keeping engine parts moving smoothly and preventing excessive wear.
Synonyms
A system that uses a pump to push oil under pressure into an engine's moving parts
A system where a pump pushes oil under pressure to engine bearings to stop metal parts rubbing
A system that uses a pump to push oil to engine bearings
How Automatic
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Morphology
The meaning 'a system that applies lubrication' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lubricate' (apply oil/grease to reduce friction) plus 'system' (a collection of interacting components); the present-participle + noun pattern plainly denotes a system that performs the action. This is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction (e.g. Spanish 'sistema de lubricación'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term lubricating system comes from the simple image of oil being moved to parts that touch: lubricating means putting oil on parts and system means the connected parts that do the job. In an engine a pump pushes oil to bearings so moving parts do not rub, so the phrase means 'a system that sends oil to engine parts to stop rubbing and wear'.