roller bearing noun2 •A bearing in which the load is carried by round (e.g. cylindrical or spherical) elements (rollers).The five roller-bearing A1s are now averaging 120,000 miles between shopping; this figure is an improvement of about 50 per cent on the norm of other ex-L.N.E. Pacific types. — 1961 •Such a bearing with cylindrical rollers rather than spherical ones (balls). formsroller bearings