Azimuth vs. Bearing

Azimuthnoun

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

Azimuthnoun

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Azimuthnoun

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Azimuthnoun

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

Azimuth

An azimuth ( (listen); from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت as-sumūt, 'the directions', the plural form of the Arabic noun السَّمْت as-samt, meaning 'the direction') is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The vector from an observer (origin) to a point of interest is projected perpendicularly onto a reference plane; the angle between the projected vector and a reference vector on the reference plane is called the azimuth.

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;