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heading vs crosshead

crosshead vs heading

heading and crosshead both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heading Yes No No No
crosshead Yes No No No
As nouns, crosshead is a hyponym of heading; that is, crosshead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heading:
  • heading: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
  • crosshead: a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
heading (noun) crosshead (noun)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Difference between heading and crosshead

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