The lubrication system was poorly designed.
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Lubrication
//ˌluː.bɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "lubrication" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- смазване noun (the application of lubricants)
Catalan
2 entries- lubricació noun (the application of lubricants)
- lubrificació noun (the application of lubricants)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 润滑 noun (the application of lubricants)
Esperanto
1 entries- lubrikado noun (the application of lubricants)
Estonian
1 entries- määrimine noun (the application of lubricants)
Finnish
1 entries- voitelu noun (the application of lubricants)
French
1 entries- lubrification noun (the application of lubricants)
Galician
2 entries- lubricación noun (the application of lubricants)
- lubrificación noun (the application of lubricants)
German
1 entries- Schmierung noun (the application of lubricants)
Italian
1 entries- lubrificazione noun (the application of lubricants)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- smøring noun (the application of lubricants)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- smørjing noun (the application of lubricants)
Portuguese
1 entries- lubrificação noun (the application of lubricants)
Spanish
2 entries- lubricación noun (the application of lubricants)
- lubrificación noun (the application of lubricants)
Swedish
1 entries- smörjning noun (the application of lubricants)
Sample sentences
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To ensure effective engine protection and lubrication under all service conditions, only use the best motor oil.
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It may also have the opposite effect, providing lubrication to moving glaciers and exacerbating ice velocity and calving, increasing the mass of ice loss to the global ocean.
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Mr. Ndou says he tries to debunk many of the boys' myths, like a commonly held one that the lubrication on condoms contains worms.
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