air bearing

English

Noun

air bearing (plural air bearings)

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

Coordinate terms

• air hockey
• air table

Translations

type of bearing

• Finnish: ilmalaakeri
• German: Luftlager n

See also

• air cushion
• hovercraft
• ground effect