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Abearing
Abearing A*bear"ing, n.
Behavior. [Obs.] --Sir. T. More.
Armorial bearingsArmorial Ar*mo"ri*al, a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms,
coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms,
coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See Arms, Armory.]
Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of
a family.
Figures with armorial signs of race and birth.
--Wordsworth.
Armorial bearings. See Arms, 4. Bearing cloth
Bearing cloth Bear"ing cloth`
A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be
baptized. --Shak.
bearing reinCheckrein Check"rein`, n.
1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse
from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of
a span or pair with the bit of the other horse. Bearing ring
Bearing ring Bear"ing ring`
In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the
suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the
keel of a ship.
Childbearing
Childbearing Child"bear`ing, n.
The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.
--Milton. Addison.
ForbearingForbearing For*bear"ing, a.
Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.
-- For*bear"ing*ly, adv. ForbearinglyForbearing For*bear"ing, a.
Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.
-- For*bear"ing*ly, adv. OverbearingOverbearing O`ver*bear"ing, a.
1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
dictatorial; insolent. --O`ver*bear"ing*ly, adv. --
O`ver*bear"ing*ness, n. OverbearinglyOverbearing O`ver*bear"ing, a.
1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
dictatorial; insolent. --O`ver*bear"ing*ly, adv. --
O`ver*bear"ing*ness, n. OverbearingnessOverbearing O`ver*bear"ing, a.
1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.
2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;
dictatorial; insolent. --O`ver*bear"ing*ly, adv. --
O`ver*bear"ing*ness, n. Reverse bearingReverse Re*verse", a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.
p. of revertere. See Revert.]
1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;
hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order
or method. ``A vice reverse unto this.' --Gower.
2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm
reverse. --Gower.
3. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
Reverse bearing (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as
observed from the station next in advance.
Reverse curve (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed
of two curves bending in opposite directions.
Reverse fire (Mil.), a fire in the rear.
Reverse operation (Math.), an operation the steps of which
are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or
similar steps are taken in another operation considered as
direct; an operation in which that is sought which in
another operation is given, and that given which in the
other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from
its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding
the time of vibration from the length. Roller bearing
Roller bearing Roll"er bear"ing (Mach.)
A bearing containing friction rollers.
Rush-bearing
Rush-bearing Rush"-bear`ing, n.
A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when
the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.]
--Nares.
Self-adjusting bearingSelf-adjusting Self`-ad*just"ing, a. (Mach.)
Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with
relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without
requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in
machinery.
Self-adjusting bearing (Shafting), a bearing which is
supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate
flexure or displacement of the shaft. Talebearing
Talebearing Tale"bear`ing, a.
Telling tales officiously.
Talebearing
Talebearing Tale"bear`ing, n.
The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts,
scandal, etc., maliciously.
Thrust bearingThrust Thrust, n.
1. A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved
in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot,
or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a
term of fencing.
[Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues, And often
reaches, and his thrusts renews. --Dryden.
2. An attack; an assault.
One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism. --Dr.
H. More.
3. (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a
construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a
horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch
against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall
which support them.
4. (Mining) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under
its superincumbent weight.
Thrust bearing (Screw Steamers), a bearing arranged to
receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft.
Thrust plane (Geol.), the surface along which dislocation
has taken place in the case of a reversed fault.
Syn: Push; shove; assault; attack.
Usage: Thrust, Push, Shove. Push and shove usually
imply the application of force by a body already in
contact with the body to be impelled. Thrust, often,
but not always, implies the impulse or application of
force by a body which is in motion before it reaches
the body to be impelled.
Meaning of BEARING from wikipedia
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Bearing(s) may
refer to:
Bearing (angle), a term for
direction Bearing (mechanical), a
component that...
- In navigation,
bearing or
azimuth is the
horizontal angle between the
direction of an
object and
north or
another object. The
angle value can be specified...
- A
bearing is a
machine element that
constrains relative motion to only the
desired motion and
reduces friction between moving parts. The
design of the...
- A
thrust bearing is a
particular type of
rotary bearing. Like
other bearings they
permanently rotate between parts, but they are
designed to
support a...
- A
plain bearing, or more
commonly sliding contact bearing and
slide bearing (in
railroading sometimes called a
solid bearing,
journal bearing, or friction...
- ball
bearing is a type of rolling-element
bearing that uses
balls to
maintain the
separation between the
bearing races. The
purpose of a ball
bearing is...
-
provide a low
friction load-
bearing interface between surfaces. The two
surfaces do not touch, thus
avoiding the
traditional bearing-related
problems of friction...
- by a thin
layer of
rapidly moving pressurized liquid or gas
between the
bearing surfaces.
Since there is no
contact between the
moving parts,
there is...
- The fur-
bearing trout (or
furry trout) is a
legendary creature found in
American folklore and
Icelandic folklore.
According to folklore, the
trout has...
- In orthopedics, weight-
bearing is the
amount of
weight a
patient puts on an
injured body part. Generally, it
refers to a leg,
ankle or foot that has been...
