How does oil reduce friction in moving parts of a machine?

      

How does oil reduce friction in moving parts of a machine?

  

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gideon
Oil film forms between machine parts, so avoiding direct contact.

By going between two moving parts so that the parts slid on oil instead of each other.
gideon1 answered the question on September 25, 2017 at 10:36


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