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lubrication
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lubrication is the process or technique employed to reduce friction between, and wear of one or both, surfaces in proximity and moving relative to each other, by interposing a substance called a lubricant in between them. The lubricant can be a solid, (e.g. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lubrication \Lu`bri*ca"tion\, n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, "act of lubricating," noun of action from lubricate (v.). Earlier were lubifraction (1540s).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant an application of a lubricant to something
Usage examples of lubrication.
Add to the fact that the natural swelling and lubrication around the vagina slow after you age, and loss of libido represents the female equivalent of erectile dysfunction.
By taking extracted glucosamine, you might be able to keep the cartilage pliable enough to help maintain adequate lubrication between your joints and to act as a shock absorber between bones.
I could inject a female rat with DBCA and within fifteen minutes she would begin exhibiting all the signs of readiness to mate -- ear twitching, lordosis, lubrication.
Hydrocarbon Oils -- Scotch Shale Oils -- Petroleum -- Vegetable and Animal Oils -- Testing and Adulteration of Oils -- Lubricating Greases -- Lubrication -- Appendices -- Index.
Omega 3s are believed to help provide the lubrication that the joints need to function at an effective level.
By taking extracted glucosamine, you might be able to keep the cartilage pliable enough to help maintain adequate lubrication between your joints and to act as a shock absorber between bones.
A phymech absorbed one half pint of liquified radiol every three years, and an occasional lubrication, to insure proper functioning.
They went through the exercise a second time, after which the pitons received a thorough cleaning and lubrication.
Out of the other end came an endless conveyorlike blobbed stream of eggs, each one packed in a thick hormonal paste of lubrication.
She'd sprung for an oil change, new filters, new fan belts, a lubrication, and four new tires.
The moving parts have ball bearings and friction rollers, lubrication being secured automatically, when required, by a supply of vaseline that melts if any part becomes hot.
That is to say, if a girl has spent her natural lubrication or is not turned on by a man, a little lubricant helps out.
He could feel the cooling touch of the lubrication he secreted, allowing a laminar flow of water past his scales.
Heavy mineral oils (in short supply in Grantville) were needed for lubrication (EB11/SE 829).
Lying on the table was a tube of lubrication, two small nipple clamps and a jelly dildo perhaps half the width of his cock, but just as long.