Definitions for heading
ˈhɛd ɪŋhead·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading, header, headnoun

   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"

2. bearing, heading, aimnoun

   the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

3. drift, heading, gallerynoun

   a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

   "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. headingnoun

   The title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.

2. headingnoun

   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)

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Heading

   of Head

2. Headingnoun

   the act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head

3. Headingnoun

   that which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper

4. Headingnoun

   material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc

5. Headingnoun

   a gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift

6. Headingnoun

   the extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch

7. Headingnoun

   that end of a stone or brick which is presented outward

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heading

   Heading is a metalworking process which incorporates the forging, extruding and upsetting process. It is often performed in the cold state, resulting in cold working. This process produces a near net shape workpiece, which means the final product is almost finished. An important consideration in heading is the tendency for the bar to buckle if its unsupported length to diameter ratio is too high. This ratio usually is limited to less than 3:1 but with appropriate dies, it can be higher. Older machines are known as single-stroke headers, while newer machines are known as double-stroke headers, because they have two strokes; one stroke moves the workpiece into the machine and the second heads the workpiece.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading

   As to ships in company, one advancing by sail or steam faster than another heads her.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading

   A line of text within a document.

   The heading of the document was important.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Mining
   • Passageway

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4818

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4232

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Nouns Frequency: #1957

How to pronounce heading?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say heading in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heading in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of heading in a Sentence

1. Leona Maguire:

   This week is going to be huge heading into a major, i knew I was playing some great golf. It’s a huge confidence boost for the rest of the season.

2. Jeff Kaufmann:

   Tim Scott has been a leading voice for the Republican Party on the national stage. I know Northwest Iowa is excited to hear his story of opportunity and optimism for America's future. Scott certainlyknows how to work a crowd and will bring high energy to our conservative base heading into the final month of the midterms.

3. Fredrik Nerbrand:

   There is increasing demand for gold in an environment where interest rates are heading down into negative territory.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   We are heading out of town and we were told to stop by and get some good stuff to take with us.

5. Chris Jarvis:

   Overall, the strength in products, which is now over 20 million barrels per day, and the seasonality heading into peak driving season should give a bullish bias to today’s data points.

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