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plummer block

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
plum-mer block
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From an unknown word, possibly the surname Plummer a1796, + block

Inflected Forms

plummer blocks (plural)

Questions

What does plummer block mean?
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.
Where does plummer block come from?
From an unknown word, possibly the surname Plummer a1796, + block

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