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Heading Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Heading? [n] (mining) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [n] a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" [n] the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies Synonyms \| Synonyms for Heading: aim \| bearing \| drift \| gallery \| head \| header Related Terms \| Find terms related to Heading: aim \| antecedent \| anteposition \| anteriority \| azimuth \| banner \| banner head \| basis \| bearing \| bent \| blood \| bold front \| bracket \| branch \| brave face \| brave front \| burden \| cap \| capping \| capsheaf \| caption \| caput \| case \| caste \| category \| chapter \| chief \| clan \| class \| compass direction \| concern \| consummating \| course \| crest \| crown \| crowning \| culminating \| current \| direction \| direction line \| display \| division \| drift \| drop head \| dropline \| epigraph \| essence \| estate \| facade \| face \| facet \| facia \| first \| focus of attention \| focus of interest \| fore \| forefront \| foregoing \| foreground \| forehand \| foreland \| foremost \| forepart \| forequarter \| foreside \| foreword \| front \| front elevation \| front man \| front matter \| front page \| front view \| frontage \| frontal \| frontier \| frontispiece \| gist \| grade \| group \| grouping \| hanger \| head \| headline \| headmost \| headpiece \| helmsmanship \| inclination \| issue \| jump head \| kin \| label \| lap \| lay \| le pas \| leading \| legend \| level \| lie \| line \| line of direction \| line of march \| living issue \| main point \| matter \| matter in hand \| meat \| motif \| motive \| motto \| navigation \| obverse \| order \| orientation \| outtopping \| overline \| overtopping \| pigeonhole \| piloting \| pinhead \| point \| point at issue \| point in question \| position \| precedence \| precedent \| preceding \| precessional \| precursor \| precursory \| predicament \| preface \| prefix \| prior \| priority \| problem \| proscenium \| quarter \| question \| race \| range \| rank \| rating \| rubric \| run \| running head \| running title \| scarehead \| screamer \| section \| sept \| set \| spread \| spreadhead \| station \| status \| steerage \| steering \| strain \| stratum \| streamer \| subdivision \| subgroup \| subhead \| subheading \| subject \| subject matter \| subject of thought \| suborder \| substance \| subtitle \| superscription \| tendency \| tenor \| text \| the lead \| theme \| title \| title page \| topic \| topknot \| topping \| track \| trend \| van \| vector \| way \| window dressing See Also \| crosshead \| crossheading \| direction \| headline \| lemma \| line \| newspaper headline \| passageway \| rubric \| running head \| running headline \| statute title \| subhead \| subheading \| tack \| title \| way Heading In Webster's Dictionary \Head"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head. 2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. 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) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. --Knight. {Heading course} (Arch.), a course consisting only of headers. See {Header}, n. 3 (a) . {Heading joint}. (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood. (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same course.

Heading Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heading?

[n] (mining) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
[n] a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
[n] the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Heading In Webster's Dictionary

\Head"ing\, n.
1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads;
   formation of a head.

2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a
   paper.

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) That end of a stone or brick which is presented
   outward. --Knight.

{Heading course} (Arch.), a course consisting only of
   headers. See {Header}, n. 3
   (a) .

{Heading joint}.
   (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at
       right angles to the grain of the wood.
   (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same
       course.

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