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triboelectrification

triboelectrification noun: electrification (formation of electrical charge) caused by friction.

Noun

triboelectrification (uncountable)

  1. Electrification (formation of electrical charge) caused by friction.

Origin of triboelectrification

From tribo- + electrification.

Questions about triboelectrification

What does triboelectrification mean?
Triboelectrification means electrification (formation of electrical charge) caused by friction.
What part of speech is triboelectrification?
Triboelectrification is a noun.

Words near triboelectrification in the dictionary

  1. triboelectric effect
  2. triboelectric effects
  3. triboelectric series
  4. triboelectrically
  5. triboelectricity
  6. triboelectrification
  7. tribofilm
  8. tribofilms
  9. tribol
  10. tribolayer
  11. tribolayers

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