Tribology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  tribology \tri*bol"o*gy\, n. [tribo- + -ology.]
     the study of the effects of friction on parts of machinery
     moving in contact with each other, and of methods, such as
     lubrication, to counteract negative effects such as wear.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tribology
       n : the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of
           surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears):
           their design and friction and wear and lubrication