Air-bearings

Translation of "air-bearings" into Russian

Noun

air-bearings pl

air-bearing

air-bearings pl

Countable engineering term for a bearing that uses pressurised air.

воздушный подшипник

The new telescope mount uses an air-bearing to eliminate vibration.

Новый кронштейн телескопа использует воздушный подшипник для устранения вибрации.

Additional translations

газостатический подшипник

спец. термин; чаще в технической литературе по трибологии

Noun

A bearing in which a load is supported and separated from the bearing surfaces by a thin film of pressurised air, greatly reducing friction.

Air-bearings are widely used in precision machinery to achieve near-frictionless motion.

Adjective

Relating to or involving an air-bearing.

The air-bearing platform allows for extremely smooth linear travel.