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1Bearing (mechanical) — A bearing is a device to allow constrained relative motion between two or more parts, typically rotation or linear movement. Bearings may be classified broadly according to the motions they allow and according to their principle of operation as… …
2ball bearing — noun bearings containing small metal balls • Syn: ↑needle bearing, ↑roller bearing • Hypernyms: ↑bearing * * * noun, pl ⋯ ings [count] 1 : a part of a machine in which another part (such as a metal pole) turns easily ◇ A ball bearing is made up… …
3bearing — [1] The area of a unit in which the contacting surface of a revolving part rests in order to minimize wear and friction between two surfaces. [2] An antifriction reducing device that is usually found between two moving parts. The babbitt bearings …
4ball race — noun : one of the races in a ball bearing * * * ball race, the track, groove, or race in which the balls of a ball bearing run. * * * n. Mechanics either of the components of a ball bearing that have ring shaped grooves in which the balls run …
5ball — A sphere usually made of metal when used in automotive applications. Also see ball and spring ball bearing ball joint ball joint rocker arm check ball detent ball and spring hitch ball impact swivel ball universal joint …
6bearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. course, trend; carriage, manner, conduct; meaning, significance; relation. See direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A point of support] Syn. block, frame, journal box, pivot, fulcrum, babbitted bearing,… …
7bearing — n 1. manner, demeanor, air, attitude, temperament; carriage, gait, posture, pose, port; comportment, behavior, conduct, deportment; front, mien, aspect; appearance, look, cast, presence. 2. procreation, germination, propagation, reproduction;… …
8ball bearing — ball bearing, adj. Mach. 1. a bearing consisting of a number of hard balls running in grooves in the surfaces of two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft or the like. 2. any of the balls so used. [1880 85]… …
9Ball bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …
10Bearing — Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913 Webster] 3.… …