bearing in English dictionary

  • bearing

    Meanings and definitions of "bearing"

    • Present participle of bear.
    • Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load; as, a bearing wall.
    • A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
    • (nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and that of true north; subject to variation and deviation when taken by a magnetic compass
    • Relevance; a relationship or connection.
    • One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
    • (Often in plural:bearings) Direction or relative position.
    • adjective
      That which bears (whatever this combining form combines with).
    • adjective
      Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
    • noun
      A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
    • noun
      (navigation, nautical)
      The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
    • noun
      Relevance; a relationship or connection.
    • noun
      One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
    • noun
      (in the plural)
      Direction or relative position.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      The portion of a support on which anything rests.
    • noun
      (architecture, proscribed)
      The unsupported span.
    • noun
      (heraldry)
      Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]bear[/i]
    • posture
    • carrying weight or load
    • mechanical device
    • nautical sense
    • relevance
    • The part of a machine on which a rotating shaft is placed.
    • bearing (fruit)
    • An expression or appearance indicating a certain state of mind.
    • A movement with any part of one’s body (head, hands etc).
    • bearing (e.g. wheel)
    • The contact area over which one structural element, such as a truss, is supported on another structural element such as a wall.
    • holding up (emperor’s picture)
    • Manner of behaving oneself; manner of acting.
    • noun
      a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
    • noun
      characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
    • noun
      dignified manner or conduct
    • noun
      heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
    • noun
      relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
    • noun
      the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

    Synonyms of "bearing" in English dictionary

    support, carriage, heraldic bearing are the top synonyms of "bearing" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bearing" in English dictionary

    nonbearing is the antonym of "bearing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bearing

    • bearing ( not comparable)
    • lm  liczba mnoga bearings
    • bearing ( plural  bearings)
    • bearing (not comparable)
    • bearing (plural bearings)
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