thrust bearing

thrust bearing

noun Machinery.
a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.

Origin:
1860–65
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thrust bearing
 
n
engineering Compare tapered roller bearing a low-friction bearing on a rotating shaft that resists axial thrust in the shaft. Usually it consists of a collar which bears against a ring of well lubricated stationary and sometimes tilting pads

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