Usually means: Study of friction, wear, lubrication.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. tribology: Merriam-Webster
  2. tribology: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tribology: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. tribology: Collins English Dictionary
  5. tribology: Vocabulary.com
  6. tribology: Wordnik
  7. tribology: Wiktionary
  8. tribology: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. tribology: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. tribology: Dictionary.com
  11. tribology: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Tribology: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. tribology: Rhymezone
  14. tribology: FreeDictionary.org
  15. tribology: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. tribology: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. tribology: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  2. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Tribology: Game Dictionary
  2. tribology: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. tribology: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. tribology: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Tribology: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Tribology: A to Z of Terms related to the Thermal Spray Process and Surface Engineering
  2. Oil Analysis (No longer online)
  3. TRIBOLOGY: Power Engineering

(Note: See tribological as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (tribology)

noun:  (physics, engineering) The science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.

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