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a person who studies or specializes in the study of friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces
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The tribologist specializes in studying friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces in motion.
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My friend is a tribologist, which means he knows a lot about how things rub against each other.
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I heard tribologists are like the detectives of machinery, always solving mysteries of why things break down.
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Being a tribologist is like being a translator for the language of mechanical interactions.