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ball bearing definition

ball bearing

  1. a bearing in which the moving parts revolve or slide on freely rolling metal balls so that friction is reduced
  2. any of such metal balls

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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