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TRIBOLOGIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tribologist" is a kind of...):
mechanical engineer (a person trained to design and construct machines)
Derivation:
tribology (the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication)