Bearing
WordNet
adjective
(1) Producing or yielding
"An interest-bearing note"
"Fruit-bearing trees"
noun
(2) A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
(3) Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(4) Dignified manner or conduct
(5) Characteristic way of bearing one's body
"Stood with good posture"
(6) The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
(7) Relevant relation or interconnection
"Those issues have no bearing on our situation"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
Noun
- A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
- The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and that of true north; subject to variation and deviation when taken by a magnetic compass
- Relevance; a relationship or connection.
- That has no bearing on this issue.
- One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
- She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.
- (Often in plural:bearings) Direction or relative position.