lubrication
Example Sentences
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Rich Walker, director of Shadow Robot, said creating a humanlike hand carries many difficulties, particularly when it comes to matching features such as skin that can repair itself and joints that provide their own lubrication.
They’re ideally done throughout the day, so as to promote mobility and circulation, bringing blood flow and nutrients to the muscles and tendons, and increasing lubrication in the joints.
From Los Angeles Times
But that inward gaze is less of a consideration than lubrication on the mechanics of getting Carol from Point A, i.e.
From Salon
The mucus primarily used for lubrication has more collagen, making it stiffer; the mucus used for adhesion has more calcium, making it stickier.
From National Geographic
He’s now a regional sales manager with an industrial lubrication company, knows exactly what we fans have been going through.
From Seattle Times
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