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ball bearing
noun
: a bearing in which the journal turns upon loose hardened steel balls that roll easily in a race
also
: one of the balls in such a bearing
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For example, look for shower curtain rings fitted with ball bearings.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
There are 2,000 ball bearings, a bicycle chain, and a 1/4 horsepower electric motor swirling you a full revolution every 15 minutes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
Choosing the Right Rope Physical fitness experts advise choosing a jump rope that is easy to adjust and uses ball bearings to connect the rope and the handle.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Those empty voids of gravity defied are longer, more suspenseful, and not empty at all, instead filled with the hum of spinning ball bearings and urethane wheels like a thousand bees stuck inside a snare drum.
—Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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“Ball bearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20bearing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
ball bearing
noun1
: a bearing in which the revolving part turns on steel balls that roll easily in a groove
2
: one of the balls in a ball bearing
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