From the M-W Editors
1966
First Known Use of tribology
1966
Medical Dictionary
noun
tri·bol·o·gy
\trī-ˈbäl-ə-jē, trib-ˈäl-\
Medical Definition of tribology
tribologies
: a branch of mechanical engineering that deals with the design, friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces (as bodily joints) in relative motion
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