bearing
/ˈbɛɹɪŋ/
nounadjective
Common
1.n.relevant relation or interconnection
“those issues have no bearing on our situation”
2.n.the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3.n.dignified manner or conduct
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bearing and heading share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bearing means “relevant relation or interconnection”. heading means “a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about”. heading is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɛɹɪŋ/
1.n.relevant relation or interconnection
“those issues have no bearing on our situation”
2.n.the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3.n.dignified manner or conduct
/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
1.n.a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
“the heading seemed to have little to do with the text”
2.n.the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3.n.a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
“they dug a drift parallel with the vein”
| bearing | heading | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ | /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ |
| Said | BER-ing | HED-ing |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | noun |
| Senses | 7 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | header, head |
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