compass bearing

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• compass bearing — noun : a bearing relative to north as indicated by a magnetic compass …   Useful english dictionary

• Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …   Wikipedia

• Bearing (navigation) — This article is about the navigational term. For other uses, see Bearing. A standard Brunton Geo compass, used commonly by geologists and surveyors to obtain a bearing in the field. In marine navigation, a bearing is the direction one object is… …   Wikipedia

• bearing — noun 1 way in which sth is related ADJECTIVE ▪ direct, important, significant ▪ The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company s profits. VERB + BEARING ▪ have …   Collocations dictionary

• bearing — bear|ing [ˈbeərıŋ US ˈber ] n 1.) have a/some/no etc bearing on sth to have an effect or influence on something, or not have any effect or influence ▪ Exercise has a direct bearing on how healthy you are. 2.) lose your bearings a) to become… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Bearing — Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bearing — [ber′iŋ] n. 1. way of carrying and conducting oneself; carriage; manner; mien 2. a support or supporting part 3. a) the act, power, or period of producing young, fruit, etc. b) ability to produce c) anything borne or produced, as a crop, fruit,… …   English World dictionary

• bearing — [n1] person’s conduct, posture address, air, aspect, attitude, behavior, carriage, comportment, demeanor, deportment, display, front, look, manner, mien, poise, port, pose, presence, set, stand; concepts 411,633 bearing [n2] significance… …   New thesaurus

• compass — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ digital, magnetic VERB + COMPASS ▪ use ▪ check COMPASS + VERB ▪ show sth …   Collocations dictionary

• bearing — [[t]be͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ bearings 1) PHRASE: V inflects If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it. Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health... My father s achievements really don …   English dictionary

• bearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. course, trend; carriage, manner, conduct; meaning, significance; relation. See direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A point of support] Syn. block, frame, journal box, pivot, fulcrum, babbitted bearing,… …   English dictionary for students