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Machines use ball bearings between their moving parts. How does ball bearings reduce friction in machines?

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Ball bearings are spherical bearings loosely held in a track or groove.
Ball bearings are effective in reducing friction between the moving parts of a machinery by replacing the sliding friction with rolling friction as rolling friction is less than sliding friction.
Instead of the two surfaces sliding against each other, they roll over each other.

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