plummer block
plummer block noun: a mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a pillow block.
Noun
plummer block (plural plummer blocks)
- A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a pillow block.
Forms of plummer block
| plural | plummer blocks |
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Origin of plummer block
From an unknown word, possibly the surname Plummer a1796, + block
Questions about plummer block
- What does plummer block mean?
- Plummer block means a mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a pillow block.
- What part of speech is plummer block?
- Plummer block is a noun.
- What is the plural of plummer block?
- The plural of plummer block is plummer blocks.
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