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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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 Some globes spin freely on a trio of ball bearings, which allows for closer examination. —

Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball bearing