Heading vs Standfirst - What's the difference?
heading | standfirst |
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.
(UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.
As nouns the difference between heading and standfirst
is that heading is the title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof while standfirst is (uk|journalism) explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.As a verb heading
is .heading
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(head)Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)