Bearing
['beərɪŋ] or ['bɛrɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily.
(noun.) dignified manner or conduct.
(noun.) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.
(noun.) relevant relation or interconnection; 'those issues have no bearing on our situation'.
(adj.) (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain .
Typist: Tabitha--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bear
(n.) The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.
(n.) Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
(n.) The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
(n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
(n.) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.
(n.) The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
(n.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.
(n.) The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
Checker: Monroe
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Deportment, demeanor, behavior, conduct, carriage, mien, air, port.[2]. Relation, dependency, connection.[3]. Endurance, suffering.[4]. Direction, course, aim, aspect, point of compass.
Checker: Wilmer
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Behavior, deportment, manner, aspect, carriage, mien, demeanour, port, conduct,inclination, position, appearance, direction, course
ANT:Misbehaviour, jurisdirection, misobservation
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Examples
- Was he alone, that long night, whose brave, loving spirit was bearing up, in that old shed, against buffeting and brutal stripes? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- There is a great crowd bearing down upon us, Miss Manette, and I see them--by the Lightning. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There was no promise of a speedy departure in his composed bearing and his comfortable attitude. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There was no bearing such an always; and to break through her dreadful gratitude, Emma made the direct inquiry of Wheremay I ask? Jane Austen. Emma.
- A sort of renewed youth glowed in his eye and colour, and an invigorated hope and settled purpose sustained his bearing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And blessed are the men whom he calls to fellowship with him, bearing their cross after him with patience. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Soon two persons were seen coming towards our lines bearing a white flag. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Highbury, with Mrs. Weston, stood for Hartfield; and she trusted to its bearing the same construction with him. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He was an almost perfect specimen of manhood; tall, straight as an arrow, superbly muscled and with the carriage and bearing of a ruler of men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- This sea bottom, in localities near land, is abundantly sown with wrecks, old and new, and in many cases bearing permanently valuable cargoes, such as gold and coal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Much of his great attention was given to his brother, as to whose bearing on the great occasion he felt anxious. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Lee, therefore, sent an escort with the officer bearing this message through his lines to me. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A circular disk, bearing a circular series of figures is mounted on a handle to revolve. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Nothing could be more agreeable than his frank and courteous bearing, or adapted with a more gentlemanly instinct to the circumstances of his visit. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It puts the student in the habitual attitude of finding points of contact and mutual bearings. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Viewed in its social bearings, however, she feels free to pronounce an opinion. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But it does not lead to new perceptions of bearings and connections; it limits rather than widens the meaning-horizon. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- On the ends of the shafts of the bottom and top rolls there were cylindrical sleeves, or bearings, having seven sheaves in which was run a half-inch endless wire rope. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Edison has strong convictions on the liberal use of lubricants, but argued that in the ordinary oiling of machinery there is great waste, while much dirt is conveyed into the bearings. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The ends of the balance staff are made very small so as to form very delicate pivots which turn in jewel bearings. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As matter of fact, every perception and every idea is a sense of the bearings, use, and cause, of a thing. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He therefore planned a system by which the ten thousand bearings in the plant are oiled automatically; requiring the services of only two men for the entire work. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The Educational Bearings of the Conception of Development. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To prevent the pressure-force of the deep sea from jamming the joints, roller bearings are so arranged about them that freedom of action is constantly maintained. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But it is easier to give this definition than it is to present specific geographical subject matter in its vital human bearings. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They found an engine somewhat loose in the bearings, and there followed remarks which would not look well in print. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I had looked into my affairs so often, that I had thoroughly destroyed any slight notion I might ever have had of their bearings. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The spindles were mounted on a wheeled carriage that traveled back and forth a considerable distance from the drawing rolls, which were mounted in bearings in a stationary frame. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I had never seen one, and did not know how it worked, with the result that we soon burned up the babbitt metal in the bearings and spent a good part of the night getting them in order. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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