ball bearing

noun

A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements, usually consisting of two ballraces (rings).

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ballbearing ballneedle bearingroller bearing
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Meanings

nounball bearing (plural ball bearings)

plural ball bearings · alternative ballbearing

  1. engineeringA bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements, usually consisting of two ballraces (rings).
  2. broadlyoftenAn individual spherical ball, usually made of steel or other hard material, suitable for use in a ball-based rolling element bearing.

    Synonyms: ball, bearing ball

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn individual spherical ball, usually made of steel or other hard material, suitable for use in a ball-based rolling element bearing.

Similar
ballbearing ball

More synonyms by meaning

nounbearings containing small metal balls

Similar
needle bearingroller bearing
Broader
bearing
Also see
needle bearingroller bearing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 滾珠軸承 /滚珠轴承
  • 滾珠軸承 /滚珠轴承 (gǔnzhū zhóuchéng)bearing assembly with spherical balls
Czech kuličkové ložisko
  • kuličkové ložiskobearing assembly with spherical balls
Danish kugleleje
  • kuglelejebearing assembly with spherical balls
Dutch kogellager
  • kogellagerbearing assembly with spherical balls
Estonian kuullaager
  • kuullaagerbearing assembly with spherical balls
Finnish kuulalaakeri
  • kuulalaakeribearing assembly with spherical balls
French roulement à billes, roulement mécanique
  • roulement à billesbearing assembly with spherical balls
  • roulement mécaniquebearing assembly with spherical balls
German Kugellager
  • Kugellagerbearing assembly with spherical balls
Hebrew קוּגֵלָגֵר, מֵסַב כַּדּוּרִי
  • קוּגֵלָגֵר (kúgellager)bearing assembly with spherical balls
  • מֵסַב כַּדּוּרִי (mesáv kadurí)bearing assembly with spherical balls
Hungarian golyóscsapágy, csapágygolyó
  • golyóscsapágybearing assembly with spherical balls
  • csapágygolyóbearing ball
Icelandic kúlulega
  • kúlulegabearing assembly with spherical balls
Japanese 玉軸受, ボールベアリング
  • 玉軸受 (tamajikuuke)bearing assembly with spherical balls
  • ボールベアリング (bōrubearingu)bearing assembly with spherical balls
Latvian lodīšu gultnis
  • lodīšu gultnisbearing assembly with spherical balls
Norwegian kulelager
  • kulelagerbearing assembly with spherical balls
Polish łożysko kulkowe, kulka łożyskowa
  • łożysko kulkowebearing assembly with spherical balls
  • kulka łożyskowabearing ball
Portuguese rolamento, rolimã
  • rolamentobearing assembly with spherical balls
  • rolimãbearing assembly with spherical balls
Russian шарикоподши́пник
  • шарикоподши́пник (šarikopodšípnik)bearing assembly with spherical balls
Spanish rodamiento, balinero
  • rodamientobearing assembly with spherical balls
  • balinerobearing assembly with spherical balls
  • balinerabearing assembly with spherical balls
  • balero [de rodamiento]bearing assembly with spherical balls
  • rulemánbearing assembly with spherical balls
  • bolita / pelotita de balero [de rodamiento]bearing ball
Swedish kullager
  • kullagerbearing assembly with spherical balls
Tagalog bolitas
  • bolitasbearing assembly with spherical balls
Cite this entry
APA

ball bearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20bearing

MLA

“ball bearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20bearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball bearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20bearing.

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