What does bearing mean?
Definitions for bearing
ˈbɛər ɪŋbear·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word bearing.
Princeton's WordNet
bearingnoun
relevant relation or interconnection
"those issues have no bearing on our situation"
bearing, heading, aimnoun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
bearing, comportment, presence, miennoun
dignified manner or conduct
carriage, bearing, posturenoun
characteristic way of bearing one's body
"stood with good posture"
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearingnoun
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
bearingadjective
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
bearing(a)adjective
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
Wiktionary
bearingnoun
A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
bearingnoun
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
bearingnoun
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
That has no bearing on this issue.
bearingnoun
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.
bearingnoun
(Often in plural:bearings) Direction or relative position.
bearingadjective
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
That's a bearing wall.
Webster Dictionary
Bearing
of Bear
Bearingnoun
the manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage
Bearingnoun
patient endurance; suffering without complaint
Bearingnoun
the situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection
Bearingnoun
purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect
Bearingnoun
the act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing
Bearingnoun
that part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall
Bearingnoun
the portion of a support on which anything rests
Bearingnoun
improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports
Bearingnoun
the part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal
Bearingnoun
the part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates
Bearingnoun
any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl
Bearingnoun
the situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W
Bearingnoun
the widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer
Bearingnoun
the line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast
Freebase
Bearing
A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion between moving parts to only the desired motion. The design of the bearing may, for example, provide for free linear movement of the moving part or for free rotation around a fixed axis; or, it may prevent a motion by controlling the vectors of normal forces that bear on the moving parts. Bearings are classified broadly according to the type of operation, the motions allowed, or to the directions of the loads applied to the parts. The term "bearing" is derived from the verb "to bear"; a bearing being a machine element that allows one part to bear another. The simplest bearings are bearing surfaces, cut or formed into a part, with varying degrees of control over the form, size, roughness and location of the surface. Other bearings are separate devices installed into a machine or machine part. The most sophisticated bearings for the most demanding applications are very precise devices; their manufacture requires some of the highest standards of current technology.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
bearing
The horizontal angle at a given point measured clockwise from a specific datum point to a second point. See also grid bearing.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bearing
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the nearest meridian and any distant object, either discovered by the eye and referred to a point on the compass, or resulting from finical proportion. There is the true or astronomical bearing, and the magnetic bearing. It is also the situation of any distant object, estimated with regard to the ship's position; and in this sense the object must bear either ahead, astern, abreast, on the bow, or on the quarter; if a ship sails with a side wind, a distant object is said to bear to leeward or to windward, on the lee quarter or bow, or on the weather quarter or bow.
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Rank popularity for the word 'bearing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4454
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Rank popularity for the word 'bearing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2471
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Rank popularity for the word 'bearing' in Nouns Frequency: #2939
Anagrams for bearing »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of bearing in a Sentence
It is certain that either wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take diseases, one from another; therefore, let all take heed as to the society in which they mingle, for in a little while they will be like it.
Bearing in mind the trajectory of rates and higher spreads, we expect the issuance for convertible bonds to increase this year.
It had a huge bearing on our decision, i considered it for my first birth, and I think the fact that it wasn’t covered by insurance led me to say I’m not going to do it.
We must transcend the illusion that money or power has any bearing on our worthiness as children of God"
There’s a lot of uncertainty (for 20-somethings). But by middle age, a lot of people have worked that out and are quite satisfied through the earliest child-bearing years.
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- تحملArabic
- yastıqAzerbaijani
- лагер, държание, пеленг, азимут, поведение, обноски, отношениеBulgarian
- ložiskoCzech
- pejling, lejeDanish
- Lager, Peilung, tragendGerman
- ρουλεμάν, ρουλμάνGreek
- portanteEsperanto
- acimut, conducta, incumbencia, balero, importancia, cojinete, rodamiento, comportamiento, rumboSpanish
- یاتاقانPersian
- suuntima, olemus, laakeri, merkitys, (kompassi)suuntaFinnish
- roulement, azimut, porteurFrench
- méinIrish
- giùlanScottish Gaelic
- csapágyHungarian
- bantalanIndonesian
- soportoIdo
- cuscinetto, posizioneItalian
- 軸受, 関係, 方位, 方向, 挙動Japanese
- საკისარიGeorgian
- ಬೇರಿಂಗ್Kannada
- portantesLatin
- gultnisLatvian
- lagerNorwegian
- lager, peilingDutch
- lagerNorwegian Nynorsk
- bærendeNorwegian
- łożyskoPolish
- rolamentoPortuguese
- ținândRomanian
- пеленг, поведение, манера вести себя, подшипник, азимут, отношение, румб, несущий, курсRussian
- kurs, ležaj, азимут, azimut, лежај, курсSerbo-Croatian
- ložiskoSlovak
- bäring, lager, hållningSwedish
- బేరింగ్Telugu
- yatakTurkish
- підшипникUkrainian
- اثرUrdu
- Ổ đỡ trụcVietnamese
- שייַכעסYiddish
- 軸承Chinese
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