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nonabradable

nonabradable adjective: not abradable.

Adjective

nonabradable (not comparable)

  1. Not abradable.
    • They are generally nonabradable, so that rubs result in blade tip wear; and this further aggravates the blade tip clearance problem.1980, Robert C. Bill, Preliminary Study of Methods for Providing Thermal Shock Resistance to Plasma-Sprayed Ceramic Gas-Path Seals, page 1
    • The acceleration is not shown because the nonabradable shroud peak stress occurred during deceleration.1986, Harold E. Helms, Ceramic Applications in Turbine Engines, page 154

Origin of nonabradable

From non- + abradable.

Questions about nonabradable

What does nonabradable mean?
Nonabradable means not abradable.
What part of speech is nonabradable?
Nonabradable is an adjective.

Words near nonabradable in the dictionary

  1. nonaborigine
  2. nonaborigines
  3. nonaborted
  4. nonaborting
  5. nonabortive
  6. nonabradable
  7. nonabrasive
  8. nonabrasives
  9. nonabridgement
  10. nonabridgment
  11. nonabrupt

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