lubricity

lubricity
n
1. oiliness, slipperiness, greasiness, slitheriness; smoothness, sleekness, glassiness, glossiness, skiddiness, iciness; soapiness, waxiness, butteriness, unctuousness, oleaginousness, mucosity.
2. instability, unsteadiness, inconstancy, infirmity; uncertainty, doubtfulness, irresolution; shiftiness, vacillation, wavering; capriciousness, whimsicality, fickleness, flightiness, volatility; changeableness, changefulness, variableness, variability; tergiversation, unreliability, undependability; fleetingness, transitoriness, transience, momentariness.
3. lewdness, lecherousness, lechery, licentiousness; lasciviousness, lustfulness, lust, passion; wantonness, libertinism, abandon, debauchery, dissipation; dissolution, incontinence, intemperance, intemperateness, immoderation; degeneracy, degradation, decadence, immorality, unchastity, unvirtuousness, shame-lessness, impurity; salacity, prurience, concupiscence; carnality, sensualism, priapism, venery; satyrism, goatishness, ruttishness, randiness, Sl. horniness.
4. pornography, obscenity, smut, filth, dirt; bawdry, bawdiness, ribaldry, Fescennity; coarseness, vulgarity, grossness, crudity, Sl. raunchiness; scurrility, indelicacy, impurity, indecency, suggestiveness. offensiveness.

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  • Lubricity — is the measure of the reduction in friction of a lubricant. The study of lubrication and mechanism wear is called tribology.Measurement of lubricityLubricity of a material cannot be directly measured, so tests are performed to quantify a… …   Wikipedia

  • Lubricity — Lu*bric i*ty, n. [L. lubricitas: cf. F. lubricit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property which diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil. Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. Slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lubricity — index obscenity, pornography Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lubricity — late 15c., lasciviousness, from M.Fr. lubricité or directly from L. lubricitatem (nom. lubricitas), from lubricus slippery (see LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.)). Sense of oiliness, smoothness is from 1540s; figurative sense of shiftiness is from …   Etymology dictionary

  • lubricity — [lo͞o bris′i tē] n. pl. lubricities [Fr lubricité < LL lubricitas] 1. slipperiness; smoothness; esp., effectiveness as a lubricant as indicated by this quality 2. trickiness; shiftiness 3. lewdness lubricious [lo͞obrish′əs] adj. lubricous… …   English World dictionary

  • lubricity — /looh bris i tee/, n., pl. lubricities. 1. oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness. 2. ability to lubricate; capacity for lubrication: the wonderful lubricity of this new oil. 3. instability; shiftiness; fleeting nature: the lubricity of… …   Universalium

  • lubricity — noun /luːˈbɹɪsɪti/ a) Slipperiness, oiliness. Though her lubricity made it redundant, Anthea passed him the oil to caress her thighs. b) Evasiveness, shiftiness …   Wiktionary

  • lubricity — tepumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Produkto gebėjimas sumažinti dilimą ir trintį kitaip, ne vien dėl savo klampos. atitikmenys: angl. lubricity vok. Schmierfähigkeit, f; Schmiergüte, f; Schmierwert, m rus.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • lubricity — tepumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos geba sumažinti besitrinančių paviršių trintį ir dilimą. atitikmenys: angl. lubricity rus. смазывающая способность …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • lubricity — lubricious (also lubricous) ► ADJECTIVE 1) lewd. 2) smooth and slippery with oil or grease. DERIVATIVES lubriciously adverb lubricity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • lubricity — noun (plural ties) Date: 15th century the property or state of being lubricious; also the capacity for reducing friction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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