What does heading mean?
Definitions for heading
ˈhɛd ɪŋhead·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word heading.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
bearing, heading, aimnoun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
drift, heading, gallerynoun
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
Wiktionary
headingnoun
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.
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)
ChatGPT
heading
Heading is a term used to describe a title or a brief description that indicates the main topic or subject of a written document or section within a document. It typically appears at the top of a page or section and is used to help readers navigate and understand the content. Headings are commonly used in various forms of writing, such as articles, reports, essays, and documents, to organize information and provide a clear structure.
Webster Dictionary
Heading
of Head
Headingnoun
the act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head
Headingnoun
that which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper
Headingnoun
material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc
Headingnoun
a gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift
Headingnoun
the extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch
Headingnoun
that end of a stone or brick which is presented outward
Wikidata
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
heading
As to ships in company, one advancing by sail or steam faster than another heads her.
Editors Contribution
heading
A line of text within a document.
The heading of the document was important.
Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HEADING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Heading is ranked #84463 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Heading surname appeared 222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Heading.
77.4% or 172 total occurrences were White.
14.4% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
4.9% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4818
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4232
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Nouns Frequency: #1957
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heading in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of heading in a Sentence
Maybe we're humble, and maybe with the guy in the White House right now, maybe we need a little humbleness, instead of the loudest voice or the biggest bank account heading up the ticket.
United States has strongly informed the President of Honduras that if the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately.
We need to pay special attention to the rapid development of digital finance and fintech, when we are not entirely certain where a (new) form of business is heading, we must pay attention to risk management.
So it is safe to assume that more people will be heading to Europe, and rightly so, because the countries that have so generously been hosting these refugees – Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt - are also reaching - in the case of some of them - a breaking point.
It's a challenge, we're already at 170,000 completions. It's heading in the right direction but I can't guarantee we'll get to (200,000), there needs to be an emphasis on small housebuilders.
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- عنوانArabic
- nadpisCzech
- overskriftDanish
- Überschrift, KursGerman
- πορεία, επικεφαλίδα, τίτλοςGreek
- títuloSpanish
- عنوانPersian
- otsikko, suunta, kulkusuuntaFinnish
- titreFrench
- rúibric, ceannscríbhinn, ceannteidealIrish
- címHungarian
- menujuIndonesian
- intestazioneItalian
- כותרתHebrew
- 見出しJapanese
- 표제Korean
- petentisLatin
- titelDutch
- overskriftNorwegian
- nagłówekPolish
- encabeçandoPortuguese
- rubricăRomanian
- надпись, заглавие, рубрика, заголовокRussian
- kurs, rubrikSwedish
- தலைப்புTamil
- หัวข้อThai
- başlıkTurkish
- заголовокUkrainian
- سرخیUrdu
- phần mở đầuVietnamese
- headingYiddish
- 标题Chinese
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