"lubrication" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌluː.bɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lubrication.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lubrications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: lubricate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lubricate|ion}} lubricate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lubrication (countable and uncountable, plural lubrications)
  1. The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating. Wikipedia link: lubrication Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: lubrication payment, vaginal lubrication Related terms: lubricate, lubricant, lubricity, tribology Translations (the application of lubricants): смазване (smazvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), lubrificació [feminine] (Catalan), lubricació [feminine] (Catalan), 润滑 (rùnhuá) (Chinese Mandarin), lubrikado (Esperanto), määrimine (Estonian), voitelu (Finnish), lubrification [feminine] (French), lubricación [feminine] (Galician), lubrificación [feminine] (Galician), Schmierung [feminine] (German), lubrificazione [feminine] (Italian), smøring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), smørjing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lubrificação [feminine] (Portuguese), lubricación [feminine] (Spanish), lubrificación [feminine] (Spanish), smörjning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lubrication-en-noun-E8bjJos8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

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