tombstoning

English

Etymology

tombstone +‎ -ing

Noun

tombstoning (uncountable)

1. (UK) The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone
2. (electronics) An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat
3. (journalism) In page layout, to put articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. The phenomenon is also referred to as bumping heads.

Synonyms

• (unwanted effect in which a component stands up on end): tombstone effect, drawbridging, Manhattan effect

Related terms

• tombstone
• tombstoned
• tombstoner

Translations

diving off of a cliff

German: Kliffspringen (de) n.

unwanted effect in which a component stands up on end

German: Grabsteineffekt (de) m.

Korean: 일어섬 (ko) (ireoseom)

Verb

tombstoning

1. Present participle of tombstone.