The control of friction and wear by introducing a friction-reducing film between moving surfaces that make contact. It may be a fluid, solid or plastic substance.
That state of lubrication in which the shape and relative motion of the sliding surfaces cause the formation of a continuous fluid film under sufficient pressure to prevent any ...
The deviation of the shaft cross section from a true click. Out-of-round is measured as the radial distance, on a polar chart recording, between concentric, circumscribed and ...
This is the same as gyration. When it is expressed in inches alone or accompanied by the abbreviation TIR (total indicator reading), it refers to twice the radial distance between ...