weight-bearing — adj. Weight bearing is used with these nouns: ↑exercise … Collocations dictionary
ischial weight-bearing orthosis — a hip knee ankle foot orthosis that transmits weight from the ischium to the ground; there is usually a large cuff in the ischial region to absorb weight and provide attachment for the upright bars; the knee and ankle may be either allowed… … Medical dictionary
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
Bearing (mechanical) — A bearing is a device to allow constrained relative motion between two or more parts, typically rotation or linear movement. Bearings may be classified broadly according to the motions they allow and according to their principle of operation as… … Wikipedia
Bearing rein — This article is about the part of a harness. For other uses, see riding aids. A modern harness with an overcheck rein, visible along the neck of the horse A bearing rein, known today as an overcheck or a checkrein, is a piece of horse tack that… … Wikipedia
Bearing capacity — In geotechnical engineering, bearing capacity is the capacity of soil to support the loads applied to the ground. The bearing capacity of soil is the maximum average contact pressure between the foundation and the soil which should not produce… … Wikipedia
Weight Watchers — Infobox Company company name = Weight Watchers International, Inc. company company type = Public company slogan = “Stop Dieting. Start Living.” foundation = 1963 location = 11 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 key people = David P.… … Wikipedia
bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building. [1870 75] * * * or load bearing wall Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to its own weight. The traditional masonry bearing wall is thickened in proportion … Universalium
Bearing an Hourglass — infobox Book | name = Bearing An Hourglass title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback book cover author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = Incarnations of Immortality genre = Fantasy publisher =… … Wikipedia
