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Heading vs Capping - What's the difference?

heading | capping |

As verbs the difference between heading and capping

is that heading is present participle of lang=en while capping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between heading and capping

is that heading is the title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof while capping is the act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

heading

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
  • (nautical) 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)
  • Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
  • (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
  • (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
  • (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
  • (Knight)

    Derived terms

    * subheading

    capping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
  • *, II.17:
  • *:I am very prodigall of cappings , namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.
  • (geology) Rock that overlies a mineral deposit.
  • The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
  • The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
  • (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.