bearing

• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
• relevant relation or interconnection
• dignified manner or conduct
• characteristic way of bearing one´s body
• a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
• (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
• The manner in which one bears or conducts one´s self
• Patient endurance
• 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
• Purport
• The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth
• That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports
• The portion of a support on which anything rests
• Improperly, the unsupported span
• The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing
• The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates
• Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl
• The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship´s position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc
• The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer
• The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast

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