Bearing
11bearing — /bair ing/, n. 1. the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a man of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. something that is… …
12bearing — n. relation 1) to have a bearing on (that fact has no bearing on the case) 2) a direct bearing position 3) to take a bearing on (we took a bearing on the hill) carriage manner 4) a dignified; military; regal, royal bearing machine part that… …
13bearing — noun 1 way in which sth is related ADJECTIVE ▪ direct, important, significant ▪ The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company s profits. VERB + BEARING ▪ have …
14bearing — [[t]be͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ bearings 1) PHRASE: V inflects If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it. Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health... My father s achievements really don …
15bearing */ — UK [ˈbeərɪŋ] / US [ˈberɪŋ] noun Word forms bearing : singular bearing plural bearings 1) [singular] the particular way in which someone stands, moves, or behaves her proud bearing 2) [countable] a part of a machine that holds a moving part See:… …
16bearing — Synonyms and related words: Zeitgeist, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, affective meaning, aftermath, aim, air, air express, airfreight, airlift, applicability, application, appositeness, aspect, asportation, attitude, axis …
17bearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. course, trend; carriage, manner, conduct; meaning, significance; relation. See direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A point of support] Syn. block, frame, journal box, pivot, fulcrum, babbitted bearing,… …
18bearing — noun Date: 13th century 1. the manner in which one bears or comports oneself 2. a. the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit b. a product of bearing ; crop 3. a. an object, surface, or point that supports …
19Bearing — Als Peilung (niederdeutsch pilen aus mittellateinisch pagella (Messlatte), etymologisch verwandt mit Pegel) (engl. bearing) werden zum einen in der Navigation Methoden bezeichnet, mit denen der Winkel zwischen der Richtung eines gepeilten Objekts …
20bearing — bear|ing [ berıŋ ] noun * 1. ) count TECHNICAL a part of a machine that holds a moving part => BALL BEARING 2. ) singular the particular way in which someone stands, moves, or behaves: her proud bearing 3. ) count an exact position, usually… …