sense bearing
1bearing — carrying of oneself, deportment, mid 13c., from BEAR (Cf. bear) (v.). Mechanical sense of part of a machine that bears the friction is from 1791 …
2Bearing (navigation) — This article is about the navigational term. For other uses, see Bearing. A standard Brunton Geo compass, used commonly by geologists and surveyors to obtain a bearing in the field. In marine navigation, a bearing is the direction one object is… …
3sense — Synonyms and related words: IQ, absorb, acceptation, admissibility, affect, affection, affective meaning, air, anticipate, appreciate, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciativeness, apprehend, apprehension, artistic judgment,… …
4bearing — 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 …
5bearing — noun 1) a man of military bearing Syn: posture, stance, carriage, gait, deportment; formal comportment 2) a regal bearing Syn: demeanor, manner, air, aspect, attitude, behavior …
6bearing — noun 1) a man of military bearing Syn: posture, stance, carriage, gait; Brit. deportment 2) a rather regal bearing Syn: demeanour, manner, air, aspect, attitude, style 3) …
7bearing — n. 1 a person s bodily attitude or outward behaviour. 2 (foll. by on, upon) relation or relevance to (his comments have no bearing on the subject). 3 endurability (beyond bearing). 4 a part of a machine that supports a rotating or other moving… …
8Bearing — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[… …
9bearing — /ˈbɛərɪŋ / (say bairring) noun 1. the manner in which one bears or carries oneself, including posture, gestures, etc.: a person of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. that… …
10Magnetic bearing — A magnetic bearing A magnetic bearing is a bearing which supports a load using magnetic levitation. Magnetic bearings support moving machinery without physical contact, for example, they can levitate a rotating shaft and permit relative motion… …
