bushing

[ boosh-ing ]
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noun
  1. Electricity. a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.

  2. Machinery.

    • a replaceable thin tube or sleeve, usually of bronze, mounted in a case or housing as a bearing.

    • a replaceable hardened steel tube used as a guide for various tools or parts, as a drill or valve rod.

Origin of bushing

1
First recorded in 1785–95; bush2 + -ing1

Words Nearby bushing

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How to use bushing in a sentence

  • If a piece of brass tubing, an old bushing or a cored piece is at hand, a part of the work is already done.

  • The type shown at A employs a molded porcelain as an insulator, while that depicted at B uses a bushing of mica.

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  • In assembling the battery, the cover is placed over the post, and the cell connector is burned to both post and bushing.

  • The rubber bushing is grooved horizontally to increase the length of the sealing surface.

  • This will make a perfectly tight seal, provided that you screw the bushing up tight.

British Dictionary definitions for bushing

bushing

/ (ˈbʊʃɪŋ) /


noun
  1. another word for bush 2 (def. 1)

  2. an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes

  1. a layer of electrical insulation enabling a live conductor to pass through an earthed wall, etc

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