heading
heading definition
head·ing (hed′iŋ)
noun
- 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
- a division of a subject; topic or category
- the horizontal direction in which a moving ship, plane, etc. is pointed, usually expressed as a compass reading in degrees
- Mining
- a drift; gallery
- the end of a gallery
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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