lubrication

Example Sentences

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"The enhanced transport behavior we observe, driven by hydration lubrication, is universal, and the same principle can be extended beyond blue-energy devices," he says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

But that inward gaze is less of a consideration than lubrication on the mechanics of getting Carol from Point A, i.e.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024

There was a smell of lubrication and lathed brass.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury