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tribofilm

tribofilm noun: a thin film that forms on a tribologically stressed surface.

Noun

tribofilm (plural tribofilms)

  1. A thin film that forms on a tribologically stressed surface.
    • It is well known that engine oil additives form tribochemically reacted films (often called tribofilms) on sliding steel surfaces.2008, Girma Biresaw, Surfactants in Tribology, volume 1, page 191

Forms of tribofilm

pluraltribofilms

Origin of tribofilm

From tribo- + film.

Questions about tribofilm

What does tribofilm mean?
Tribofilm means a thin film that forms on a tribologically stressed surface.
What part of speech is tribofilm?
Tribofilm is a noun.
What is the plural of tribofilm?
The plural of tribofilm is tribofilms.

Words near tribofilm in the dictionary

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

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