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tribological

tribological

1 9.9
The study of how two surfaces rub, wear, and stay slippery
  • adjective
  • /ˌtraɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: tribológico
  • For industrial applications, the principal tribological concerns are to reduce the friction coefficient—and hence, the dissipated energy—and to avoid wear.

Examples

  • The introduction of a fluid film between components in relative motion solves a vast number of tribological problems.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The mechanical properties of DLC films are of particular interest because they are directly related to their tribological performance.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Over the last few years, numerous examples of tribological chemical imaging have appeared in the literature.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Tribological performance in the laser-textured landing zone is excellent.

    Academic text (1996)
  • He has directed the research of forty-two M.S. and Ph.D. students. Sadeghi and his graduate students have led the world in software development for tribological studies.

    Academic text (2007)
  • On another front, his work associated with the tribology of micro-contact and surface roughness effects has contributed significantly to the understanding of the complex tribological behavior of machinery components.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Most recently, he has been concerned with both the mechanisms of boundary lubrication and tribological phenomena at the small scale, as often encountered in the fabrication and operation of MEMS.

    Academic text (2004)
  • It also uses a three-dimensional, specialized tribological contact model to account for the effects of small-scale geometric variations, such as surface roughness.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Among the broad areas of research in the college of engineering are projects dealing with the structure and properties of polymer materials, biological species that create new products, optical fibers and optical processing, the dynamics, vibrations, and control of large flexible spacecraft, surface and tribological phenomena, computer programs to solve underground mining problems, power electronics, and adhesion science.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The tribological properties of the new lubricant significantly improved the efficiency of the machinery.

Surface Forms

tribological positive

Morphology

tribological = tribology (opaque) = tribo + log + ical

The word 'tribological' is derived from 'tribology', which is a specialized field of study. The meaning is not transparent to learners unfamiliar with the field.

Etymology

Tribological comes from the Latin root tribere, which means 'to rub', and the ending -logy, which means 'study' and is the same ending you see in biology or geology. So tribological describes the study of rubbing, wear and lubrication between moving parts.