tapered roller bearing

noun

engineering a rolling bearing that uses tapered rollers running in coned races and is able to accept axial thrust as well as providing shaft locationCompare thrust bearing

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Words nearby tapered roller bearing

tapenade, taper, taper off, taper pin, taper relief, tapered roller bearing, taperstick, tapestried, tapestry, tapestry brussels, tapestry moth

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