lubricator

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English

Etymology

From lubricate +‎ -or.

Noun

lubricator (plural lubricators)

  1. A device that lubricates, that applies lubricant.
    • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt  Being an Account of another Adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr. E. D. Malone, the discoverers of “The Lost World”">…], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
      The mystery of the dripping lubricators was also explained to him.
    • 1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:
      Valve and cylinder lubrication is by atomised oil delivered by mechanical lubricators.
    • 1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Rail and flange lubrication”, in Modern Railways, page 372:
      The uniformity of the wheel diameters of diesel and electric locomotives and m.u. trains impairs the spreading of grease from one point fed by the lubricator and the growing traffic of m.u. trains and railcars has increased the need for lubrication and for check rails in certain places. The newer types of rail lubricator apply the grease at four or five points spaced so that the entire wheel flange is greased and even distribution ensured; .
  2. A person employed to lubricate.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

lūbricātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of lūbricō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lubrikator or French lubricateur.

Noun

lubricator n (plural lubricatoare)

  1. lubricator

Declension

Declension of lubricator
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative lubricator lubricatorul lubricatoare lubricatoarele
genitive-dative lubricator lubricatorului lubricatoare lubricatoarelor
vocative lubricatorule lubricatoarelor