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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More than 5,000 years after the contributions of the Carpathian miners, a Parisian bicycle mechanic invented radial ball bearings, which once again revolutionized wheeled transportation.
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Kai James, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
Among them were vessels containing steel and ball bearings, badly needed by the U.K. to make aircraft and tank parts.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Understanding of granular media [anything that is made up of distinct grains such as ball bearings] over a period of various decades by physicists will aid memristor research and vice versa.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2013
Photograph: Getty Images The basic machine for grinding a steel ball bearing has been the same since around 1900, but manufacturers have been steadily automating everything around it.
—Russell Brandom, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kai James, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
Among them were vessels containing steel and ball bearings, badly needed by the U.K. to make aircraft and tank parts.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Understanding of granular media [anything that is made up of distinct grains such as ball bearings] over a period of various decades by physicists will aid memristor research and vice versa.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2013
Photograph: Getty Images The basic machine for grinding a steel ball bearing has been the same since around 1900, but manufacturers have been steadily automating everything around it.
—Russell Brandom, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ball bearing
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“Ball bearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20bearing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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