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BUSHING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bushing mean?
• BUSHING (noun)
The noun BUSHING has 2 senses:
1. an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
2. a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
Familiarity information: BUSHING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bushing" is a kind of...):
dielectric; insulator; nonconductor (a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity)
Derivation:
bush (provide with a bushing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bushing; cylindrical lining
Hypernyms ("bushing" is a kind of...):
liner; lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
Derivation:
bush (provide with a bushing)
Context examples
A device similar to a bushing but designed to reduce the linear friction between a piston and its cylinder.
(Piston Guide Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
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