taking a bearing

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• Taking — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bearing — n 1. manner, demeanor, air, attitude, temperament; carriage, gait, posture, pose, port; comportment, behavior, conduct, deportment; front, mien, aspect; appearance, look, cast, presence. 2. procreation, germination, propagation, reproduction;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bearing in mind — keeping in mind, taking into account, remembering …   English contemporary dictionary

• Regulatory taking — refers to a situation in which a government regulates a property to such a degree that the regulation effectively amounts to an exercise of the government s eminent domain power without actually divesting the property s owner of title to the… …   Wikipedia

• Weight bearing — In orthopedics, weight bearing is the amount of weight a patient puts on the leg on which surgery has been performed. It is generally described as a percentage of the body weight, because each leg of a healthy person carries the full body weight… …   Wikipedia

• cone bearing — noun mech engineering : a journal bearing containing a taper sleeve capable of endwise movement for taking up wear …   Useful english dictionary

• Chandrayaan-1 — Operator Indian Space Research Organisation Mission type Orbiter Satellite of Moon Orbital insertion date 8 November 2008 Orbits 3400 orbits around the …   Wikipedia

• Mount Lofty Fire Tower — sits on top of Mount Lofty (34°58′28″S …   Wikipedia

• sky compass — Navig. a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible. * * * …   Universalium

• -an — [[t] ən[/t]] ans 1) SUFFIX an is added to the names of some places in order to form adjectives or nouns that refer to people or things which come from that place. The Australian foreign minister... Any San Franciscan can tell where he is just by… …   English dictionary

• sky compass — noun : a device used by navigators for estimating the position of the sun when it is a few degrees below the horizon (as during long polar twilights) * * * Navig. a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is… …   Useful english dictionary