Synonyms & related words for tribology

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tribology. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tribology

Explore words related to tribology — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tribologist, tribological, tribometer, rheology, rheologist, hydromechanics, electromechanics, lubrication. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does tribology come from?

The word tribology breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: trib, from Greek tribein (“to rub”); and -olog, from Greek logos (“study, discourse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.