How to pronounce “magnetic bearing”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (nautical, navigation) Directional bearing relative to the nearest magnetic pole, as shown by a compass.
• (engineering) A contactless mechanical bearing in which a rotating part, such as a shaft, is held in place by a magnetic field.

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