thrust bearing


noun Machinery.

a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.

Origin of thrust bearing

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby thrust bearing

British Dictionary definitions for thrust bearing

thrust bearing

noun

engineering a low-friction bearing on a rotating shaft that resists axial thrust in the shaft. Usually it consists of a collar which bears against a ring of well lubricated stationary and sometimes tilting pads Compare tapered roller bearing