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plain bearing

noun

, Machinery.
  1. any of various bearings, not containing rolling elements, that present to the shaft or axle they support broad areas of corresponding form, usually segments of a cylinder.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plain bearing1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

The king, with his manly and plain bearing, stood out alone; you might say he was the only Gilbert Islander in Apemama.

Why, it turns as hard as though it were running on plain bearing that had never been oiled!

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