bearing.

1. A machine part that supports another part while permitting controlled movement, often rotation.

2. The direction of a point or object from a reference position, often expressed as an angle.

3. A person's posture, carriage, or outward manner.

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Words that belong together

• shaft bearing
• worn bearing

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A worn bearing made the shaft tremble under load.

He replaced the bearing before the vibration reached the housing.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular bearing; plural bearings. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.