microtribology

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noun

The branch of tribology that studies interactions between very small surfaces.

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Meanings

nounmicrotribology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of tribology that studies interactions between very small surfaces.

    The division of the tribology science into macrotribology (considering macrotribological systems) and microtribology is therefore proposed in Fig. 1.

    2012, H.-J. Güntherodt, Forces in Scanning Probe Methods, page 398

Origin

From micro- + tribology.

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microtribology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtribology

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“microtribology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtribology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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