Translation for 'rubbing' from English to Icelandic

rubbing

núningur {k}

nudd {hv} [núningur]

• In frottage, the artist places a piece of paper over an uneven surface, then marks the paper with a drawing tool (such as a pastel or pencil), thus creating a rubbing.
• A rubbing strake was traditionally built in just below a carvel sheer strake.
• The brief rubbing of Juzu prayer beads is permitted in the beginning of ceremonies, but the habit of constant rubbing throughout ceremonies is deemed immodest and is prohibited during both Gongyo and "Shodai" (prolonged chanting).
• Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
• Frotteurism is considered a rare paraphilia that revolves around an individual's sexual satisfaction being derived from rubbing upon another non-consenting individual.

• Traditionally, liquid crystals are aligned by rubbing electrodes on polymer covered glass substrates.
• Scent rubbing in cats is performed by adult animals more often than juveniles, indicating that the behaviour is used as a means of marking territory or of expressing their status.
• The film takes its name from the Inuktitut language words for lesbian and gay, which literally translate as "two soft things rubbing together" and "two hard things rubbing together", respectively.
• Frot-like genital rubbing between non-primate males has been observed among bull manatees, in conjunction with "kissing".
• All rubbing alcohols are unsafe for human consumption: isopropyl rubbing alcohols do not contain the ethyl alcohol of alcoholic beverages; ethyl rubbing alcohols are based on denatured alcohol, which is a combination of ethyl alcohol and one or more bitter poisons that make the substance toxic.

• In 1733 Du Fay discovered what he believed to be two kinds of frictional electricity; one generated from rubbing glass, the other from rubbing resin.
• In a clinical trial comparing the performance of Prime & Bond NT using no rubbing action, slight rubbing action and vigorous rubbing action in the restoration of NCCLs, 92.5% of restorations in vigorous rubbing action group were found to retain after 24 months of clinical service.