heading

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ

Verb

heading

1. present participle of head

Noun

heading (plural headings)

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. (nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4. (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
5. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
6. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

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7. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

Derived terms

• subheading

Translations

title

• Bulgarian: заглавие (bg) n (zaglavie)
• Chichewa: mutu
• Czech: nadpis (cs) m
• Finnish: otsikko (fi)
• German: Überschrift (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: επικεφαλίδα (el) f (epikefalída), τίτλος (el) m (títlos)
• Hungarian: címsor (hu)
• Irish: rúibric f, ceannscríbhinn f, ceannteideal m
• Russian: заголо́вок (ru) m (zagolóvok), загла́вие (ru) n (zaglávije), ру́брика (ru) f (rúbrika), на́дпись (ru) f (nádpisʹ)

direction

• Bulgarian: курс (bg) m (kurs), направление (bg) n (napravlenie)
• Finnish: kulkusuunta, suunta (fi)
• French: orientation (fr) f, cap (fr) m
• German: Kurs (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: πορεία (el) f (poreía)
• Maori: raranga, ahunga
• Swedish: kurs (sv) c

See also

• beheading