heading

head-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A title or caption at the top of a page, chapter, or section of text.

  2. 2.

    The direction in which a ship, aircraft, or person is moving.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Present participle of "head"; moving in a particular direction.

Forms

plural: headings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    under the heading of — classified or categorized as
  • •
    change heading — to alter course or direction

Related words

See also: caption, direction, head, title
Synonyms: caption, direction, title

Etymology

From Old English heafod ("head") with the present participle suffix -ing. The noun sense of "title" developed from the idea of something placed at the head of a text.