lubrication

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lu·bri·cate

(lo͞o′brĭ-kāt′)

v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates

v.tr.

1. To apply a lubricant to or make slippery: She lubricated the bike chain.

2. To facilitate or make easier: tried to lubricate the relations between ambassadors.

3. To cause to feel cheerful and sociable by the consumption of alcohol: I waited until he was lubricated to tell him the news.

v.intr.

To act as a lubricant.

[Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

lu′bri·ca′tion n.

lu′bri·ca′tive adj.

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lu•bri•ca•tion

(ˌlu brɪˈkeɪ ʃən)
n.

1. the act of lubricating.

2. the state of being lubricated.

[1800–05]

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Noun	1.	lubrication - the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

Translations

تَزْييت، تَشْحيم

mazání

smøring

Schmieren

lubrification

kenésolajozás

smurning

lubrificazione

смазка

mazanie

yağlama

润滑

lubrication

[ˌluːbrɪˈkeɪʃən] N (Aut) → lubricación f, engrase m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lubrication

n → Schmieren nt, → Ölen nt; (fig) → reibungslose Gestaltung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lubrication

[ˌluːbrɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → lubrificazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lubricate

(ˈluːbrikeit) verb

to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly.

ˌlubriˈcation noun

ˈlubricant noun

something (oil etc) which lubricates.

lubrication

n. lubrificación, lubricación.

lubrication

n lubricación f

References in periodicals archive ?

The correct lubrication is an operative and economic factor that can hardly be overestimated: in most applications a properly lubricated chain should last for at least 15,000 operating hours before it should need changing due to wear.

Properly lubricated chains last longer: Chains are often given little attention as components in machines or logistics systems. For the overall system, however, they are of great importance: without a drive chain the machine will not run, and without conveyor chains the logistics will not work. Chain manufacturer, Renold, offers tips on how to make chains last longer with the help of the correct lubrication

The coolant should be kept free of debris and deposits to maintain a safe operating temperature for your engine at all timesTo ensure your car's lubrication system doesn't develop faults, avoid these four common lubrication mistakes:

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ROHM Products of America's Lubritool is a fast, fully automatic lubrication device for HSK spindle tool clamping systems.

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Klber Lubrication now offers a software which enables manufacturing companies to efficiently align structure increasingly complex structures in the networked plant: the EfficiencyManager.

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The TLMP can supply from one to 18 points on a controlled and timely basis in order to deliver the proper lubrication amount at the required frequency to optimize bearing performance and equipment reliability.

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In the lubrication of bearings that are operated at high temperatures, manufacturers often have been obliged to lower expectations with regard to food safety and resort to industrial greases, Paolo Spolaore, global market manager food industry at Klber Lubrication.