Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microtribology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crotri-bol-o-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of tribology that studies interactions between very small surfaces.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The division of the tribology science into macrotribology (considering macrotribological systems) and microtribology is therefore proposed in Fig. 1."

Etymology

From micro- + tribology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

microtribological

Questions

What does microtribology mean?: The branch of tribology that studies interactions between very small surfaces.
Where does microtribology come from?: From micro- + tribology.

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