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bear·ing    Audio Help   [bair-ing] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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 produced; a crop.
4.the act of enduring or capacity to endure.
5.reference or relation (usually fol. by on): It has some bearing on the problem.
6.Architecture.
a.a supporting part of a structure.
b.the area of contact between a bearing member, as a beam, and a pier, wall, or other underlying support.
7.Machinery. the support and guide for a rotating, oscillating, or sliding shaft, pivot, or wheel.
8.Often, bearings. direction or relative position: The pilot radioed his bearings.
9.Surveying. a horizontal direction expressed in degrees east or west of a true or magnetic north or south direction.
10.Heraldry. any single device on an escutcheon; charge.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME beryng. See bear1, -ing1]

—Synonyms 1. carriage, mien, demeanor, behavior, conduct. See manner1. 5. connection, dependency; application. 8. course, aim.
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bear·ing    Audio Help   (bâr'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The manner in which one carries or conducts oneself: the poise and bearing of a champion.
    1. A machine or structural part that supports another part.
    2. A device that supports, guides, and reduces the friction of motion between fixed and moving machine parts.
    3. The act, power, or period of producing fruit or offspring.
    4. The quantity produced; yield.
  3. Something that supports weight.
  4. The part of an arch or beam that rests on a support.
    1. The act, power, or period of producing fruit or offspring.
    2. The quantity produced; yield.
  6. Direction, especially angular direction measured from one position to another using geographical or celestial reference lines.
  7. Awareness of one's position or situation relative to one's surroundings. Often used in the plural: lost my bearings after taking the wrong exit.
  8. Relevant relationship or interconnection: Those issues have no bearing on our situation.
  9. Heraldry A charge or device on a field.

adj.   Architecture Designed to support structural weight: a bearing wall.

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