What does lubricity mean?
Definitions for lubricity
luˈbrɪs ɪ tilu·bric·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricitynoun
feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
Wiktionary
lubricitynoun
Slipperiness, oiliness.
lubricitynoun
Evasiveness, shiftiness.
lubricitynoun
Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lechery, wantonness.
Etymology: From lubricité or its source, lubricitas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lubricitynoun
Etymology: lubricus, Latin; lubricité, French.
Both the ingredients are of a lubricating nature; the mucilage adds to the lubricity of the oil, and the oil preserves the mucilage from inspissation. John Ray, on Creation.
The manifold impossibilities and lubricities of matter cannot have the same conveniences in any modification. More.
He that enjoyed crowns, and knew their worth, excepted them not out of the charge of universal vanity; and yet the politician is not discouraged at the inconstancy of human affairs, and the lubricity of his subject. Joseph Glanvill, Apology.
A state of tranquillity is never to be attained, but by keeping perpetually in our thoughts the certainty of death, and the lubricity of fortune. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.
From the letchery of these fauns, he thinks that satyr is derived from them, as if wantonness and lubricity were essential to that poem which ought in all to be avoided. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Lubricity
Lubricity is the measure of the reduction in friction and/or wear by a lubricant. The study of lubrication and wear mechanisms is called tribology.
ChatGPT
lubricity
Lubricity refers to the measure of the reduction in friction and wear by a lubricant. It is the property of a substance that reduces friction between surfaces in mutual contact, thus preventing damage, overheating, or increased energy consumption. It is commonly associated with oils and greases but can also relate to solid materials and surfaces.
Webster Dictionary
Lubricitynoun
smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property, which diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil
Lubricitynoun
slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of fortune
Lubricitynoun
lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency
Etymology: [L. lubricitas: cf. F. lubricit.]
Wikidata
Lubricity
Lubricity is the measure of the reduction in friction of a lubricant. The study of lubrication and mechanism wear is called tribology.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lubricity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lubricity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- lubricidadSpanish
- lubricitéFrench
- lubrificanteItalian
- שימוןHebrew
- lubricidadePortuguese
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