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ball bearing
- a bearing in which the moving parts revolve or slide on freely rolling metal balls so that friction is reduced
- any of such metal balls
See ball bearing in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. bb
- A friction-reducing bearing consisting essentially of a ring-shaped track containing freely revolving hard metal balls against which a rotating shaft or other part turns.
- A hard ball used in such a bearing.
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