Angle vs. Bearing
Anglenoun
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
Anglenoun
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
Anglenoun
A corner where two walls intersect.
Anglenoun
A change in direction.
Anglenoun
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
Anglenoun
(media) The focus of a news story.
Anglenoun
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
Anglenoun
(slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
Anglenoun
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Anglenoun
(astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Anglenoun
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Angleverb
To place (something) at an angle.
Angleverb
To change direction rapidly.
Angleverb
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
Angleverb
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
Angleverb
(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
Angleverb
(informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
Anglenoun
The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
Anglenoun
The figure made by. two lines which meet.
Anglenoun
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Anglenoun
A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."
Anglenoun
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Angleverb
To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
Angleverb
To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
Angleverb
To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
Anglenoun
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Anglenoun
a biased way of looking at or presenting something
Anglenoun
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
Angleverb
move or proceed at an angle;
Angleverb
to incline or bend from a vertical position;
Angleverb
seek indirectly;
Angleverb
fish with a hook
Angleverb
present with a bias;
Angle
In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane that contains the rays.
Bearingverb
present participle of bear
Bearingadjective
(in combination) That bears (some specified thing).
Bearingadjective
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
Bearingnoun
A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
Bearingnoun
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
Bearingnoun
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
Bearingnoun
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Bearingnoun
(in the plural) Direction or relative position.
Bearingnoun
(architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
Bearingnoun
(architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
Bearingnoun
The unsupported span.
Bearingnoun
(heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
Bearingnoun
The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.
Bearingnoun
Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
Bearingnoun
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.
Bearingnoun
Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
Bearingnoun
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
Bearingnoun
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.
Bearingnoun
The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.
Bearingnoun
Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms - commonly in the pl.
Bearingnoun
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.
Bearingnoun
relevant relation or interconnection;
Bearingnoun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Bearingnoun
dignified manner or conduct
Bearingnoun
characteristic way of bearing one's body;
Bearingnoun
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Bearingnoun
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
Bearingadjective
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
Bearingadjective
producing or yielding;
