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ferrography

ferrography noun: the analysis of particle wear on machine components based on the contaminants found in lubricating oil.

Noun

ferrography (uncountable)

  1. The analysis of particle wear on machine components based on the contaminants found in lubricating oil.

Origin of ferrography

From ferro- + -graphy.

Questions about ferrography

What does ferrography mean?
Ferrography means the analysis of particle wear on machine components based on the contaminants found in lubricating oil.
What part of speech is ferrography?
Ferrography is a noun.

Words near ferrography in the dictionary

  1. ferroglasses
  2. ferroglaucophane
  3. ferrogram
  4. ferrograms
  5. ferrographic
  6. ferrography
  7. ferrohastingsite
  8. ferroheme
  9. ferrohemoglobin
  10. ferrohexahydrite
  11. ferrohexahydrites

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