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heading Definition

head·ing (hed′iŋ)

noun

  1. something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
  2. a division of a subject; topic or category
  3. the horizontal direction in which a moving ship, plane, etc. is pointed, usually expressed as a compass reading in degrees
  4. Mining
    1. a drift; gallery
    2. the end of a gallery

heading Synonyms

heading

n.

headline, subtitle, inscription, address, caption, legend, head, subject, overline, docket, section head, frontispiece, capital, superscription, ticket, headnote, display line, preface, imprint, prologue, preamble, topic, title page, designation, specification, indication of contents; see also headline, label, title 1.

heading Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • arrange: The second part, arranged by subject headings, is in three binders, forming three separate alphabetical sequences, A-Z.

Converse of object

  • underline: The underlined headings will take you to each sections web page.
  • follow: Please write to the following headings, using the points in italics to guide your thinking.
  • browse: The browse subject headings of agribusiness and farming systems are particularly relevant.
  • contain: We can freeze the row containing the headings to ensure that is always visible.
  • add: I have added the headings to help you think.
  • use: Use clear headings which give a good idea of the subject matter to follow.

Preposition: for

  • tonight: The change in Nebuchadnezzar's life is recorded for us in Daniel chapter 4. And my headings for tonight.

Adjective modifier

  • broad: A thematic index has also been included, where entries are listed under broad subject headings.
  • subject: Click on the subject headings below to find out more.
  • main: Click on the main section headings to the left to browse all the sports goods in our store.
  • bold: Clear, bold page headings have been used to reinforce understanding of the navigation system.
  • generic: Research will be grouped under the generic headings of Platforms, Sensors, Data Handling, Modeling and Blue Skies research.
  • descriptive: The text is clearly divided into sections under descriptive headings.

Noun used with modifier

  • chapter: You either scan the chapter headings in the contents or look at the index.
  • level-one: It's easier to tag something as H1 than to remember that level-one headings are 24-point bold Times centered or whatever.
  • sub-section: References Main section headings should be in CAPITALS, sub-section headings in bold and third-order section headings in italics.
  • column: Each of the column headings is a button allowing you to sort the table of search results to your preference.
  • sub: Some of these page will also have sub headings, the ' Support ' page being one of them.
  • compass: The Hx and Hy information can be used to determine compass headings in reference to the magnetic poles.
heading Quotes

We're heading into nut country today.

—Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)