Bearing vs. Bushing

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;

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.

Bushingnoun

(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.

Bushingnoun

An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

Bushingnoun

The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.

Bushingnoun

A bush or lining; - sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

Bushingnoun

an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass

Bushingnoun

a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction