English-Thai Dictionary
bearing
N ทิศทาง ที่ แน่นอน thid-thang-ti-nae-non
bearing
N ลักษณะ บุคลิก ประจำตัว ลักษณะ การ เดิน หรือ การ ยืน manner lak-sa-na-buk-ka-lik-pra-jam-tua
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BEARING
ppr. Supporting; carrying; producing.
BEARING
n.Gesture; mien; behavior. I know him by his bearing [Unusual. ]
1. The situation of an object, with respect of another object, by which it is supposed to have a connection with it or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it.
But of this frame, the bearings and the ties.
2. In architecture, the space between the two fixed extremes of a piece of timber, or between one extreme and a supporter.
3. In navigation, the situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc. Also, an arch of the horizon intercepted between the nearest meridian and any distant object, either discovered by the eye and referred to a point on the compass, or resulting from sinical proportion.
4. In heraldry, bearings are the coats of arms or figures of armories, by which the nobility and gentry are distinguished from common persons.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BEARING
BEARING Bear "ing, n.
1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage. I know him by his bearing. Shak.
2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
3. 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. But of this frame, the bearings and the ties, The strong connections, nice dependencies. Pope.
4. Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
5. The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing. [His mother ] in travail of his bearing. R. of Gloucester.
6. (Arch. ) (a ) 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. (b ) The portion of a support on which anything rests. (c ) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
7. (Mach. ) (a ) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal. (b ) The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
8. (Her. )
Defn: Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl. A carriage covered with armorial bearings. Thackeray.
9. (Naut. ) (a ) 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. (b ) pl.
Defn: The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer. (c ) pl.
Defn: The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast. Ball bearings. See under Ball. -- To bring one to his bearings, to bring one to his senses. -- To lose one's bearings, to become bewildered. -- To take bearings, to ascertain by the compass the position of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference to landmarks or to the compass; hence (Fig. ), to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity.
Syn. -- Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner; carriage; demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency; influence.
BEARING CLOTH
BEARING CLOTH Bear "ing cloth `.
Defn: A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. Shak.
BEARING REIN
BEARING REIN Bear "ing rein `.
Defn: A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.
BEARING RING
BEARING RING Bear "ing ring `.
Defn: In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.
New American Oxford Dictionary
bearing
bear ing |ˈbe (ə )riNG ˈbɛrɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] a person's way of standing or moving: a man of precise military bearing. • the way one behaves or conducts oneself: she has the bearing of a First Lady. 2 relation or relevance: the case has no direct bearing on the issues. 3 the level to which something bad can be tolerated: school was bad enough, but now it's past bearing. 4 a part of a machine that bears friction, esp. between a rotating part and its housing. • a ball bearing. 5 Architecture a structural part that supports weight, such as a wall that supports a beam. • the point at which a structural part rests upon a supporting structure, such as the specific area of a beam that rests upon a wall. 6 the direction or position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point. It is typically measured in degrees, usually with magnetic north as zero: the Point is on a bearing of 015 °. • (one's bearings ) awareness of one's position relative to one's surroundings: he rose unsteadily to his feet and tried to get his bearings. 7 Heraldry a device or charge: armorial bearings.
bearing rein
bear ing rein ▶noun a fixed rein that causes the horse to raise its head and arch its neck.
Oxford Dictionary
bearing
bear |ing |ˈbɛːrɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a person's way of standing or moving: a man of precise military bearing. • the way a person behaves or conducts themselves: she has the bearing of a First Lady. 2 [ mass noun ] relation; relevance: the case has no direct bearing on the issues being considered. 3 [ mass noun ] the ability to tolerate something bad or to be tolerated: school was bad enough, but now it's past bearing. 4 (often bearings ) a part of a machine that allows one part to rotate or move in contact with another part with as little friction as possible. 5 the direction or position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point. It is usually measured in degrees, typically with magnetic north as zero. • (one's bearings ) awareness of one's position relative to one's surroundings: he flashed the torch around, trying to get his bearings. 6 Heraldry a device or charge: armorial bearings.
bearing rein
bearing rein ▶noun a fixed rein which causes the horse to raise its head and arch its neck.
American Oxford Thesaurus
bearing
bearing noun 1 a man of military bearing: posture, stance, carriage, gait, deportment; formal comportment. 2 a regal bearing: demeanor, manner, air, aspect, attitude, behavior, mien, style. 3 this has no bearing on the matter: relevance, pertinence, connection, appositeness, germaneness, importance, significance, application. 4 a bearing of 15 °: direction, orientation, course, trajectory, heading, tack, path, line, run. 5 he tormented her beyond bearing: endurance, tolerance, toleration. 6 (bearings ) I lost my bearings: orientation, sense of direction; whereabouts, location, position.
Oxford Thesaurus
bearing
bearing noun 1 his greying hair and tanned complexion accentuated his distinguished bearing: posture, comportment, carriage, gait, stance; Brit. deportment. 2 she has a rather regal bearing: demeanour, manner, air, aspect, attitude, behaviour, mien, countenance, guise, cast, look, feel, style. 3 being successful in battle has an important bearing on natural selection: relevance, relevancy, significance, pertinence, connection, relation, aptness, appositeness, germaneness, importance, import, application. 4 the point is on a bearing of 315 °: direction, orientation, course, trajectory, heading, tack, path, line, run. 5 his arrogance goaded her beyond bearing: endurance, endurability, tolerance, tolerability, acceptance, acceptability, sufferance, manageability. 6 (bearings ) I lost my bearings in those country lanes: orientation, sense of direction; whereabouts, location, position, situation, track, way.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
bearing
bear ing /bé ə rɪŋ /→bear 1 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 〖単数形で 〗 «…との » 関連 , 関係 ; 影響 «on , upon » ▸ have some [no, a ] bearing on the judgment その決定にいくらか関係がある [まったく関係がない, 関係がある ]2 C 〖通例 ~s 〗(自分の )位置, 方向 ; (自分の置かれた )立場 ▸ lose [get, find, take ] one's bearings 自分の位置がわからなくなる [位置を把握する, 見つける, 確かめる ]▸ You should bring Karen to her bearings .カレンに身の程を知らせるべきだ 3 C 〖単数形で 〗物腰, 態度, 立ち居ふるまい ▸ a gentlemanly bearing 紳士的な態度 4 C 〘測量 〙方位, 方角 ▸ take a bearing to a landmark 目標に対する方角を測定する 5 C 〘機 〙〖通例 ~s 〗軸受け, ベアリング ;〘 建 〙支持物 ▸ ball bearings 玉軸受け 6 U 出産 ; 結実 (の能力 期間 ); U C 収穫 .7 U 我慢, 忍耐 (力 ).8 C 〖~s 〗盾の紋章 .