WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plain′ bear′ing, [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringany 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. Cf. rolling-element bearing.
- 1915–20
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