The difference between Bearing and Relevance
When used as nouns, bearing means a mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction, whereas relevance means the property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
Bearing is also adjective with the meaning: that bears (some specified thing).
check bellow for the other definitions of Bearing and Relevance
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Bearing as a verb:
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Bearing as an adjective (in combination):
That bears (some specified thing).
Examples:
"a gift-bearing visitor"
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Bearing as an adjective:
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
Examples:
"That's a bearing wall."
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Bearing as a noun:
A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
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Bearing as a noun (navigation, nautical):
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
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Bearing as a noun:
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
Examples:
"That has no bearing on this issue."
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Bearing as a noun:
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Examples:
"She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing."
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Bearing as a noun (in the plural):
Direction or relative position.
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Bearing as a noun (architecture):
That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
Examples:
"A lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall."
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Bearing as a noun (architecture):
The portion of a support on which anything rests.
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Bearing as a noun (architecture, proscribed):
The unsupported span.
Examples:
"The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports."
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Bearing as a noun (heraldry):
Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
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Relevance as a noun:
The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.