LUBRICATION

lubrication

(noun) an application of a lubricant to something

lubrication

(noun) the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lubrication (countable and uncountable, plural lubrications)

The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

Source: Wiktionary


Lu`bri*ca"tion, n.

Definition: The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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