English-Finnish translations for bearing

• laakeri
  Akseli kiinnitetään laakereilla auton runkoon.
• kantava
  kantava palkki
  kantava ajatus
• kompassisuunta
• merkitys
  Tällä on erittäin suuri merkitys taloudelliselta ja kaupalliselta kannalta. This has a particular bearing on economics and trade.
  Tämän viraston merkitys vain kasvaa tulevaisuudessa, kun vain ymmärretään, että virasto on ollut toiminnassa vasta kolme vuotta. It can only grow in importance, bearing in mind that it has only been operational for three years.
  Ne jäävät pelkiksi aikomuksiksi, ja niiden merkitys on talousarvion rakenteen kannalta vähäinen. They will not go beyond mere intentions and will only have a minor bearing on the structure of the budget.
• olemus
• suunta
  Meidän on valittava nyt oikea suunta. We should take our bearings from this.
• suuntima

Definition of bearing

• That bears (some specified thing
• Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load
• A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction
• Relevance; a relationship or connection
• One's posture, demeanor, or manner
• Direction or relative position
• The portion of a support on which anything rests
• Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms

Examples

• a gift-bearing visitor
• Thats a bearing wall.
• That has no bearing on this issue.
• She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.
• A lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.
• The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.

Related words

• ore-bearing
• overbearing
• forbearing
• gold-bearing
• childbearing
• swordbearing
• fruit-bearing
• livebearing
• forbearingly