| 释义 | 
		ball bearing noun 1.   a.  : a bearing in which the journal turns upon loose hardened steel balls that roll easily in a race and thus convert sliding friction into rolling friction  b.  : any of the balls in such a bearing 2.  : a bearing in which the disk of a watt-hour meter is mounted on a vertical shaft that rotates with minimized friction because of rolling action on a single steel ball between cupped jewels |