ball bearing

ball bearing

noun Machinery.
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.

Origin:
1880–85

ball-bear·ing, adjective
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ball bearing
 
n
1.  a bearing consisting of a number of hard steel balls rolling between a metal sleeve fitted over the rotating shaft and an outer sleeve held in the bearing housing, so reducing friction between moving parts while providing support for the shaft
2.  a metal ball, esp one used in such a bearing

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ball bearing  


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  1. A ring-shaped track containing hard metal balls that roll freely, used to reduce friction where a rotating element (such as an axle) is attached to a fixed point.

  2. A hard ball used in such a track.


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