Sentence examples for lubricating from inspiring English sources
The word “lubricating” is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when talking about substances (such as oil or grease) used to reduce friction between two surfaces. For example: "I applied some lubricating oil to the parts of the engine to ensure they moved smoothly."
verb
Present participle of lubricate
Like the pour-point factor, the flash point may in some instances become the major consideration in selecting the proper lubricant, especially in lubricating machinery handling highly flammable material.
If I were Ed Miliband, I'd be searching my family tree for any Orange ancestry and telling Ed Balls to set some money aside for lubricating Ulster men.
By lubricating further water-intensive growth the current project may even end up exacerbating water stress in the north.Shifting billions of cubic metres across the country has caused huge disruption.
Closest to the ground, lubricating the asphalt, was, naturally, an ocean of spilled beer.
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There is even a body of evidence to suggest it is flatly wrong.The technology industry faces the question of whether today's abundance of patents, rather than lubricating the gears of innovation, may be clogging them up.
If the lubricating film's pressure is supplied by an external source, the system is said to be lubricated hydrostatically.
This is precisely what the oil companies do when they sell oil to a motorist: in winter, they recommend an oil with lower viscosity than that used in summer, because otherwise, on a cold morning, the viscosity of the lubricating oil may be so high that the car's battery will not be powerful enough to move the lubricated piston.
Certain organic esters of phosphoric acid, used as lubricating-oil additives, have been found to cause permanent paralysis when accidentally ingested.
Blends of the latter resin with polytetrafluoroethylene, sold under the Ekonol trademark, are employed as self-lubricating bearings, O-ring seals, and pump vanes.
The density of the compacts depends on the pressure used, but porous compacts suitable for self-lubricating bearings or filters can be given accurate dimensions by using this technique.
