Bushing vs Insulator - What's the difference?
bushing | insulator |
(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 substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator''), sound (''acoustic insulator'') or electricity (''electrical insulator ).
As nouns the difference between bushing and insulator
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 insulator is a substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).bushing
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(wikipedia bushing)Noun
(en noun)insulator
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(en noun)- To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators .
