microtribology
noun
- the science of friction, adhesion, lubrication, and wear on the length scale of micrometers to nanometers and the force scale of millinewtons (mN) to nanonewtons (nN)
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From micro- + tribology.
- The branch of tribology that studies interactions between very small surfaces.
“The division of the tribology science into macrotribology (considering macrotribological systems) and microtribology is therefore proposed in Fig. 1.”