What is the difference between bushing and spacer?
bushing | spacer |
(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 person who works in space.
An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
A bushing.
(slang) A forgetful person.
(medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.