plain bearing
nounMachinery.
any of various bearings, not containing rolling elements, that present to the shaft or axle they support broad areas of corresponding form, usually segments of a cylinder.
Origin of plain bearing
1First recorded in 1915–20
- Compare rolling-element bearing.
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How to use plain bearing in a sentence
The king, with his manly and plain bearing, stood out alone; you might say he was the only Gilbert Islander in Apemama.
In the South Seas | Robert Louis StevensonWhy, it turns as hard as though it were running on plain bearing that had never been oiled!
Cab and Caboose | Kirk Munroe
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