Definition of Pillow block

1. Noun. A cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.

Generic synonyms: Support

Definition of Pillow block

1. Noun. a metal block for supporting a rotating shaft; a bearing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillow Block

pilliwinks
pillock
pillocks
pilloried
pillories
pillorize
pillorized
pillorizes
pillorizing
pillory
pillorying
pillow
pillow-biters
pillow-top
pillow block (current term)
pillow case
pillow cases
pillow fight
pillow fights
pillow lace
pillow lava
pillow lavas
pillow sham
pillow slip
pillowbeer
pillowbeers
pillowcase

Literary usage of Pillow block

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Engineering and Manual for Testing: For Engineers and for by Rolla Clinton Carpenter (1906)
"Pillow-block Dynamometer.—The pillow-block dy. ... G equal the weight of shaft and wheel The weight on the pillow-block at K must be PIG. 131. ..."

2. Experimental Engineering and Manual for Testing: For Engineers and for by Rolla Clinton Carpenter (1906)
"Pillow-block Dynamometer.—The pillow-block dy. ... G equal the weight of shaft and wheel The weight on the pillow-block at K must be FIG. 131. ..."

3. Elements of Machine Construction and Drawing: Or, Machine Drawing, with Some by Samuel Edward Warren (1895)
"This beautiful pillow-block, PI. I., Fig. 2, is not shown in finished drawings ... Thus the pillow-block of a horizontal engine is mostly worn at the points ..."

4. The Mechanical Engineering of Steam Power Plants by Frederic Remsen Hutton (1908)
"Alinement of Outer Pillow-block or Shaft-bearing. In engines of the center-crank type (paragraf 290, Figs. 406, 408) the unit is self-contained, ..."

5. A Manual of the Mechanics of Engineering and of the Construction of Machines by Julius Wiesbach, Julius Ludwig Weisbach (1878)
"Pillow-Block Dynamometer.—By another kind of dynamometer, the pressure of the axle of a revolving shaft may be determined, and thus the magnitude of the ..."

6. The Second Power Kink Book: A Collection of Short Articles from Power in (1918)
"... CAP The pillow block of a 30 x 42-in. rolling-mill engine was in the habit of running hot; in fact, it required close attention and a lot of oil, ..."

7. Millwrighting by James Francis Hobart (1909)
"85, a little longer than the pillow-block and to fit in a wedge at either end of the casting. By driving or slacking these wedges, a lateral adjustment is ..."

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