heading
n. countablen. a short title or piece of text at the top of a page or section. It tells you what the next part of the writing is about.
n. a title or brief description placed at the head of a section of text. It serves to categorise content and guide the reader through the document's structure.
Please write your name under the heading on the first page.
The report is divided into several sections, each with a clear heading to help readers find information quickly.
While the primary heading provides a broad overview of the chapter, the subheadings offer a more granular look at the specific arguments presented in each subsection.
From head + -ing.
Commonly used in academic and professional writing to organise long documents.
The head of the article was interesting.The heading of the article was interesting.Learners often use 'head' when they mean 'heading' to describe the title of a section or chapter.