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magnetic bearing
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magnetic bearing [mag′ned·ik ′ber·iŋ]
(mechanical engineering)
A device incorporating magnetic forces to cause a shaft to levitate and float in a magnetic field without any contact between the rotating and stationary elements.
(navigation)
Bearing relative to magnetic north, with the compass bearing corrected for deviation.

magnetic bearing
The bearing, 4 of a line where the reference meridian is the local magnetic meridian.


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