bearing
Wheel's rotating heart
Bearing connects to how something is carried or positioned.
A person's bearing is their posture and manner—how they carry themselves: She had the bearing of a queen.
Bearings are mechanical parts that reduce friction between moving components: ball bearings, wheel bearings.
To get your bearings is to orient yourself; to lose your bearings is to become disoriented.
A compass bearing indicates direction.
Something that has bearing on a matter is relevant to it: His past has no bearing on the case.
Device showing cardinal directions
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
direction · true north · magnetic north · waypoint · coordinates · latitude · longitude · fix
Quality of being applicable
- significanceQuality of mattering
- connectionA joining or relation
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- relationConnection or kin
import · materiality · germaneness · relevancy · weight · consequence · reference · concern
Body position, alignment
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- comportmentManner of behavior
- mienManner reflecting character
stance · presence · dignity · confidence · assertiveness · swagger · gravitas · deportment
Unshakable mental steadiness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- coolnessCalm self-possession
serenity · steadiness · patience · sangfroid · unflappability · imperturbability · fortitude · reserve
Upright architectural support
- beamStructural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- joistHorizontal structural beam
foundation · buttress · support · reinforcement · framework · column · strut · underpinning
Record of daily events
- bushingFriction-reducing sleeve insert
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- raceCompetition of speed
- cageBarred confinement structure
housing · lubrication · friction · rotation · axle · shaft · spindle · load
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
orientation · direction · true north · magnetic north · waypoint · coordinates · latitude · longitude · fix · vector
pertinence
Quality of being applicable
- significanceQuality of mattering
- connectionA joining or relation
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
relation · import · materiality · germaneness · relevancy · weight · consequence · reference · concern · application
posture
Body position, alignment
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- comportmentManner of behavior
mien · stance · presence · dignity · confidence · assertiveness · swagger · gravitas · deportment · air
equanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
coolness · serenity · steadiness · patience · sangfroid · unflappability · imperturbability · fortitude · reserve · grace
pillar
Upright architectural support
joist · foundation · buttress · support · reinforcement · framework · column · strut · underpinning · shoring
journal
Record of daily events
cage · housing · lubrication · friction · rotation · axle · shaft · spindle · load · wear
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- crestHighest point or tuft
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- chargeCost or accusation
device · emblem · blazon · armorial · shield · insignia · achievement · arms
- dispositionsdisposition, predisposition, inclination, tendency, propensity
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- bike partsframe, top tube, saddle, pedal, chain
- building structurebeam, column, truss, joist, girder
- compassesmagnetic compass, compass needle, compass rose, compass card, compass heading
bearingirrelevance
Lack of pertinence
irrelevancy · inapplicability · extraneousness · inappropriateness · inconsequence
bearingawkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
gracelessness · clumsiness · ungainliness · misbehavior · indignity
bearingdisorientation
Loss of spatial awareness
lostness · directionlessness · confusion · aimlessness · bewilderment
- bearing fruitGenerating successful outcomes
- bearing outProviding supporting evidence
- bearing downApplying forceful pressure
- ball bearingsSpherical components reducing friction
- bearing down onApproaching with intensity
- bearing upWithstanding hardship adequately