bearings

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

The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.

Relevance; a relationship or connection.

“That has no bearing on this issue.”

One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

“She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.”

(in the plural) Direction or relative position.

That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.

“A lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.”

The portion of a support on which anything rests.

The unsupported span.

“The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.”

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