It wastes energy that could otherwise be used to perform work, produces heat, and can cause considerable wear.

Tests indicate that the activity of the sandy ore causes very little wear in the aluminum head.

The production process naturally causes wear and tear on the machinery that is used to help produce the yarn.

These high forces can often cause the oil layer between two parts to be squeezed out, resulting in grinding, which causes wear.

The rubbing of rope against rope also has a tendency to cause wear.

High quality manual turntables became more affordable and are often preferred because they cause less record wear.

Trucks that transport the water will cause wear and tear on local roads, which the town must pay to have repaired.

This situation can cause premature wear of moving parts due to initial lack of oil.

Such particles could circulate in the oil and grind against moving parts, causing wear.

But cleaning should not take place too often, as it causes wear, too.