bearing ability
1bearing — [ber′iŋ] n. 1. way of carrying and conducting oneself; carriage; manner; mien 2. a support or supporting part 3. a) the act, power, or period of producing young, fruit, etc. b) ability to produce c) anything borne or produced, as a crop, fruit,… …
2Bearing an Hourglass — infobox Book | name = Bearing An Hourglass title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback book cover author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = Incarnations of Immortality genre = Fantasy publisher =… …
3bearing strength — The measure of the ability of a pavement to sustain the applied load (ICAO). Also called pavement strength or bearing capacity. See also pavement classification number …
4Magnetic bearing — A magnetic bearing A magnetic bearing is a bearing which supports a load using magnetic levitation. Magnetic bearings support moving machinery without physical contact, for example, they can levitate a rotating shaft and permit relative motion… …
5Jewel bearing — A jewel bearing is a bearing in which a metal spindle turns in a jewel lined pivot hole. The hole is typically shaped like a torus and is slightly larger than the shaft diameter. In operation, the shaft tilts slightly so as to contact the jewel… …
6Foil bearing — Foil bearings are a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air), pushes the foil away from the shaft so that there is then no …
7Cushioning — Package cushioning is used to help protect fragile items during shipment. It is common for a transport package to be dropped, kicked, and impacted: These events may produce potentially damaging shocks. Transportation vibration from conveyors,… …
8Oilite — is a bronze or iron alloy impregnated with an oil lubricant commonly used in bearing applications. The original Oilite and Oilite Plus are bronze alloys, but the related bearing alloys Super Oilite and Super Oilite 16 are iron based. The name is… …
9Islam and domestic violence — This article is about Islam and domestic violence. For other related topics, see Outline of domestic violence. Part of a series on Vi …
10Monsoon of Indian subcontinent — Indian subcontinent with flags of individual countries A Monsoon of the Indian subcontinent is among the several geographically distributed observations of the global monsoons. In the subcontinent, it is one of oldest weather observations, an… …
