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roller bearing

noun

Definition of roller bearing

: a bearing in which the journal rotates in peripheral contact with a number of rollers usually contained in a cage

Illustration of roller bearing

Illustration of roller bearing

roller bearing: 1 outer race, 2 cage, 3 roller, 4 inner race

Examples of roller bearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Dorella was the one who kept the family going, working up to 12 hours a day at the Mac factory, assembling hulking mechanical toolboxes, fitting each roller bearing and drawer just so. — Chris Ballard, SI.com, "Same Warrior, New Battle: Brian Grant Won't Back Down From Parkinson's Disease," 2 May 2018 Dorella was the one who kept the family going, working up to 12 hours a day at the Mac factory, assembling hulking mechanical toolboxes, fitting each roller bearing and drawer just so. — Chris Ballard, SI.com, "Same Warrior, New Battle: Brian Grant Won't Back Down From Parkinson's Disease," 2 May 2018

First Known Use of roller bearing

1857, in the meaning defined above

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