bearing vs posture

bearing

noun
  • One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively. 

  • A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction. 

  • The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction. 

  • Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms. 

  • One's posture, demeanor, or manner. 

  • That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports. 

  • Relevance; a relationship or connection. 

  • The unsupported span. 

  • The portion of a support on which anything rests. 

adj
  • That bears (some specified thing). 

  • Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load. 

posture

noun
  • The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation. 

  • The way a person holds and positions their body. 

  • A situation or condition. 

  • One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person. 

verb
  • To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose. 

  • to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired 

  • to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction 

How often have the words bearing and posture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )