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

  1. Bearing as a verb:

  1. Bearing as an adjective (in combination):

    That bears (some specified thing).

    Examples:

    "a gift-bearing visitor"

  2. Bearing as an adjective:

    Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

    Examples:

    "That's a bearing wall."

  1. Bearing as a noun:

    A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.

  2. 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.

  3. Bearing as a noun:

    Relevance; a relationship or connection.

    Examples:

    "That has no bearing on this issue."

  4. Bearing as a noun:

    One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

    Examples:

    "She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing."

  5. Bearing as a noun (in the plural):

    Direction or relative position.

  6. 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."

  7. Bearing as a noun (architecture):

    The portion of a support on which anything rests.

  8. Bearing as a noun (architecture, proscribed):

    The unsupported span.

    Examples:

    "The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports."

  9. Bearing as a noun (heraldry):

    Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.

  1. Relevance as a noun:

    The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

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