relative bearing

American  

noun

Navigation.

1. the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.

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Example Sentences

A slight movement on your part varies the form and outline and relative bearing of hill and vale, raises a pinnacle here, or there sinks a gorge precipitously steep.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a man assimilates the substance of every speech and judges its relative bearing upon the question.

From Project Gutenberg

"In the clear understanding of details, and in the new perception of the relative bearing and importance of parts."

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Those who consider its relative bearing, both upon individuals and the human race, will be convinced that Phrenology carries in its train the most valuable assistance in furthering the cause of education, morality, and religion.

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Age, race and education levels appeared to have little relative bearing on the answers.

From Washington Post