jewel bearing

  • 11jewel — n. & v. n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in watchmaking. 2 a personal ornament containing a jewel or jewels. 3 a precious person or thing. v.tr. (jewelled, jewelling; US jeweled, jeweling) 1 (esp. as jewelled… …

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  • 12jewel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English juel, from Anglo French, diminutive of ju, jeu game, play, from Latin jocus game, joke more at joke Date: 13th century 1. an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or decorated… …

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  • 13jewel — jewellike, adj. /jooh euhl/, n., v., jeweled, jeweling or (esp. Brit.) jewelled, jewelling. n. 1. a cut and polished precious stone; gem. 2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, esp. of a precious metal set with gems. 3. a precious… …

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  • 14jewel — noun 1》 a precious stone, especially a single crystal or a cut and polished piece of a lustrous or translucent mineral.     ↘(jewels) pieces of jewellery.     ↘a hard precious stone used as a bearing in a watch, compass, etc. 2》 a highly valued… …

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  • 15jewel — jew•el [[t]ˈdʒu əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) jew a cut and polished precious stone; gem 2) jew a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, esp. of a precious metal set with gems 3) a person or thing that is… …

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  • 16jewel — /ˈdʒuəl / (say joohuhl) noun 1. a cut and polished precious or semiprecious stone; a gem. 2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, usually set with gems. 3. a precious possession. 4. a thing or person of great worth or rare excellence. 5.… …

  • 17Plain bearing — Crankshaft plain bearing shells A plain bearing, also known as a plane bearing[1] or a friction bearing[2] is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elem …

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  • 18Journal bearing — A journal bearing is a simple bearing in which a shaft, or journal , or crankshaft rotates in the bearing with a layer of oil or grease separating the two parts through fluid dynamic effects. The shaft and bearing are generally both simple… …

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  • 19Wheel bearing — The term wheel bearing may refer to any one of the following:*A Ball bearing *A Bearing (mechanical) *A Bushing *A Fluid bearing *A Jewel bearing *A Journal bearing *A Needle roller bearing *A Plain bearing *Any Rolling element bearing *A Self… …

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  • 20upper jewel — noun : a jewel bearing set into the bridge, cock, or upper plate of a watch …

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