plural of roller bearing

The ability to bear weight.

That bears weight

(engineering) A simple bearing in which part of the outer surface of a cylindrical shaft, the “journal”, slides on the inner surface of a cylindrical hole, with no rolling elements.

plural of journal bearing

Alternative form of non-weight-bearing

plural of jewel bearing

A bearing in which a thin film of pressurized air is used to provide an exceedingly low-friction load-bearing interface between surfaces.

Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.

plural of air bearing