Bushing vs Grommet - What's the difference?
bushing | grommet |
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
(surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder or snowboarder.
A circle formed of three-stranded rope.
As nouns the difference between bushing and grommet
is that bushing is a type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge while grommet is a reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.As a verb grommet is
to insert a grommet into.bushing
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(wikipedia bushing)Noun
(en noun)grommet
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(wikipedia grommet)Alternative forms
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(en noun)- What do you over the pond skaterboarders (SIC) say? Is there a global term to be used to label someone as a skateboarder? Does it matter? I suppose the only one you can apply widely is ‘grommet ’ .