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Compass direction
In navigation, the heading of a vessel or aircraft is the compass direction in which the craft's bow or nose is pointed. Note that the heading may not
Heading_(navigation)
Topics referred to by the same term
upsetting processes Heading (navigation), the direction a person or vehicle is facing, usually similar to its course Double-heading, the use of two locomotives
Heading
Angle between two objects
ignition systems, etc.) In nautical navigation the relative bearing of an object is the clockwise angle from the heading of the vessel to a straight line
Bearing_(navigation)
Navigation for aviation
a purpose-designed electronic navigational computer to calculate initial headings. The primary instrument of navigation is the magnetic compass. The needle
Air_navigation
Means of calculating position
position or heading, is path integration. Advances in navigational aids that give accurate information on position, in particular satellite navigation using
Dead_reckoning
Cardinal direction for steering
In navigation, the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be steered. The course is to be distinguished
Course_(navigation)
Continuously computed dead reckoning
An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers)
Inertial_navigation_system
Directional divisions marked on a compass
a double-needle (雙針) compass. Bearing (navigation) Cardinal direction Course (navigation) Heading (navigation) TVMDC Wind rose Evans, Frederick John,
Points_of_the_compass
data attitude heading reference system ADC Air data computer ADD Acceptable deferred defect ADF Automatic direction finder Navigation equipment ADI Attitude
List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
List_of_aviation,_avionics,_aerospace_and_aeronautical_abbreviations
Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle
The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, marine navigation, aeronautic navigation, and space navigation. It is also the
Navigation
Instrument used for navigation and orientation
A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It typically consists of a magnetized needle or
Compass
Lights on a vehicle indicating position, heading, and status
spacecraft, meant to give information on the craft's position, heading, or status. Some navigation lights are colour-coded red and green to aid traffic control
Navigation_light
Type of aircraft flight instrument
situation indicator Inertial navigation system, a far more complex system of gyroscopes that also employ accelerometers As a heading indicator ages and its
Heading_indicator
Methods to navigate the Pacific Ocean
Polynesian navigation or Polynesian wayfinding was used for thousands of years to enable long voyages across thousands of kilometres of the open Pacific
Polynesian_navigation
Sensors providing attitude information on aircraft
An attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) consists of sensors on three axes that provide attitude information for aircraft, including roll, pitch
Attitude and heading reference system
Attitude_and_heading_reference_system
Accelerometer-based navigational device
modern vehicles including motorcycles, missiles, aircraft (an attitude and heading reference system), including uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), among many
Inertial_measurement_unit
Radio transmitter which emits radio waves in all directions, used as a navigational aid
used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are in contrast to directional radio beacons and other navigational aids, such as low-frequency radio
Non-directional_beacon
Aviation navigation system
combines heading information with the navigation display in a much more user-friendly format, approximating a simplified moving map. An area navigation (RNAV)
VHF_omnidirectional_range
Tools used by navigators and pilots
Navigational instruments are instruments used by nautical navigators and pilots as tools of their trade. The purpose of navigation is to ascertain the
Navigational_instrument
Type of non-magnetic compass based on the rotation of the Earth
such as the fibre optic gyrocompass are widely used to provide a heading for navigation on ships. This is because they have two significant advantages over
Gyrocompass
Marine or aircraft radio-navigation instrument
not necessarily the gyroscopic Heading Indicator. The Heading Indicator can be combined with information from navigation radios (primarily VOR/ILS) in
Automatic_direction_finder
US Navy training flight lost in 1945
December 5, 1945, after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater navigation training flight from Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. All 14
Flight_19
Aircraft navigation method
Area navigation (RNAV, usually pronounced as /ˈɑːrnæv/) is a method of instrument flight rules (IFR) navigation that allows aircraft to fly along a desired
Area_navigation
direction is in the zero-drift heading or reciprocal to it. If the difference is zero, there is no wind present. Air navigation Dead reckoning Wind triangle
Drift_meter
Event causing a ship to wreck
ship's logbook (which recorded the vessel's heading and speed measured by chip log), and celestial navigation using marine chronometer and sextant—were
Shipwrecking
(Greek θ) for the associated heading (direction or bearing) measurement. "The Airline Pilots Forum and Resource". "A navigation primer". Flightglobal.com
Rho_Theta_Navigation
Navigational reference instrument
used to determine distance off and distance abeam of a navigational aid. If the true heading is set at the lubber's line, true bearings are observed
Pelorus_(instrument)
Influence of current velocity on the course of a vessel
intended course of travel (with no correction or compensation by altering the heading of the vessel such as pointing her into the wind.) Ignoring set and drift
Set_and_drift
Concept in air navigation
In air navigation, the wind triangle is a graphical representation of the relationship between aircraft motion and wind. It is used extensively in dead
Wind_triangle
Sailor with steering duties on a ship
and communicates to the officer on the bridge using navigational terms relating to ship's heading and steering. A helmsman relies upon visual references
Helmsman
positioning system and global navigation satellite system products and technology for positioning, heading, guidance, navigation, machine control, and L-band
Hemisphere_GNSS
Phenomenon in aviation safety
The navigation paradox states that increased navigational precision may result in increased collision risk. In the case of ships and aircraft, the advent
Navigation_paradox
Aircraft instrument that gives information during flight
heading indicator is replaced by a horizontal situation indicator (HSI) which provides the same heading information, but also assists with navigation
Flight_instruments
Nautical terms for direction
aboard the vessel and facing the bow, towards the direction the vessel is heading when underway in the forward direction. The starboard side is to the right
Port_and_starboard
Digital Map
displays the information from Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) together with the vessel's position, heading and speed obtained from water reference
Electronic_navigational_chart
American satellite-based radio navigation service
hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems
Global_Positioning_System
Military aircraft equipment
as well as being an accurate attitude and heading reference. The LN3-2A was the first inertial navigation system small and light and accurate enough
LN-3 inertial navigation system
LN-3_inertial_navigation_system
Avionics instrument
instrument used in aircraft navigation to determine an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a course to or from a radio navigation beacon. If the location
Course_deviation_indicator
Ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments
Animal navigation is the ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments. Birds such as the Arctic tern, insects such
Animal_navigation
Software used for GPS navigation
navigation software or GNSS navigation software a category of software that provide positioning services by utilizing data from satellite navigation systems
Satellite_navigation_software
River in Wales and England
normal upper limit for navigation. The river is still used by pleasure craft. The river was unusual in that it was a Free Navigation from its source to Hay-on-Wye
River_Wye
Specialist area of navigation
Ice navigation is a specialist area of navigation involving the use of maritime skills to determine and monitor the position of ships in cold waters,
Ice_navigation
Marine navigation device
navigation that integrates GPS data with an electronic navigational chart (ENC). The chartplotter displays the ENC along with the position, heading and
Chartplotter
Methods to navigate the Pacific ocean
Micronesian navigation techniques are those navigation skills used for thousands of years by the navigators who voyaged between the thousands of small
Micronesian_navigation
Radar technology
aircraft. When aircraft true heading, pitch and roll are provided by other aircraft systems, it can function as a navigation sensor to perform stand-alone
Doppler_velocity_sensor
Flight instrument
supplies altitude, airspeed and temperature data, heading data from magnetic sources such as flux valves, heading selected on the Horizontal Situation Indicator
Flight_director_(aeronautics)
Document format for reporting studies in the scientific literature
advent of the Web era, when having an explicit "Introduction" heading helps with navigation via document maps and collapsible/expandable TOC trees. (The
IMRAD
Guidance system for a landing aircraft
not to be confused with a locator, although both are parts of aviation navigation systems. A localizer (like a glide path) requires both a transmitting
Instrument landing system localizer
Instrument_landing_system_localizer
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List of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf episodes
List_of_Pleasant_Goat_and_Big_Big_Wolf_episodes
Primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time
civil time and time zones. UTC facilitates international communication, navigation, scientific research, and commerce. UTC has been widely embraced by most
Coordinated_Universal_Time
Type of radar equipment
radar systems in many domains like aviation, police radar detectors, navigation, meteorology, etc. The Doppler effect (or Doppler shift), named after
Doppler_radar
Navigating using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land
the ground track with the navigational course for that leg of the intended route, in order to make a correction in "heading", the direction in which the
Piloting
Rule of thumb used in aviation
In air navigation, the 1 in 60 rule is a rule of thumb which states that if a pilot has traveled sixty miles then an error in track of one mile is approximately
1_in_60_rule
1989 aviation accident in Brazil
fleet, but only aircraft equipped with an inertial navigation system (INS) actually used headings with decimals. Despite the pilots having been told about
Varig_Flight_254
Arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle
In navigation, a rhumb line (also rhumb (/rʌm/) or loxodrome) is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle. It is a path of constant
Rhumb_line
Sea mark marking the edge of a channel
lateral mark, as defined by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, is a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to
Lateral_mark
2023 Pro Wrestling Noah event
Star Navigation 2023 was a two-night professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on February 5 and
Noah_Star_Navigation_2023
Finnish manufacturer of compasses, dive computers and sports watches
Finnish word suunta, meaning "direction" or "path", or in navigation, "bearing" or "heading".[citation needed] In 1932 the company's founder, Tuomas Vohlonen
Suunto
2026 Pro Wrestling Noah event
Inamura (c) defeated Masa Kitamiya by pinfall Singles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship 28:26 (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Noah_Legacy_Rise_2026
Room from which a pilot controls an aircraft or spacecraft
the pilot, may be used to control heading, speed, altitude, vertical speed, vertical navigation and lateral navigation. It may also be used to engage or
Cockpit
Line of longitude
Kiribati, Fiji and New Zealand. Starting at the North Pole of the Earth and heading south to the South Pole, the 180th meridian passes through: The meridian
180th_meridian
Relative direction using a dial
system of denoting impromptu relative bearing widely used in practical navigation to give the position of an observed object readily and comprehensibly
Clock_position
The navigational algorithms are the quintessence of the executable software on portable calculators or smartphones as an aid to the art of navigation, this
Navigational_algorithms
Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter for Aided Attitude and Heading Reference System", AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2010 Barrau, A., & Bonnabel
Invariant extended Kalman filter
Invariant_extended_Kalman_filter
British shipping company (1845–1934)
to form a conglomerate: the Liverpool, Melbourne and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Limited. Meanwhile, under Wilson's leadership, the company continued
White_Star_Line
Type of aircraft radar system
of Canberra and Royal Navy aircraft. In air navigation there are six values of interest; airspeed, heading (the compass angle the nose is pointing), ground
Green_Satin_radar
Major river in Switzerland and France
of 2017[update], the part between Lyon and Sault-Brénaz is closed for navigation. The Saône, which is also canalized, connects the Rhône ports to the cities
Rhône
Reptiles of the superfamily Chelonioidea
fluorescence light. Below the surface, the sensory cues available for navigation change dramatically. Light availability decreases quickly with depth,
Sea_turtle
1983 aircraft shotdown over the Sea of Japan
The lateral navigation half of the autopilot system of the 747-200 has four basic control modes: HEADING, VOR/LOC, ILS, and INS. The HEADING mode maintained
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
targeted Ben Gurion Airport and caused casualties and the cessation of navigation at the facility. It also reported to have conducted a drone strike on
Timeline of the Gaza war (27 November 2024 – 18 January 2025)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(27_November_2024_–_18_January_2025)
Format for automotive-grade navigation databases
The Navigation Data Standard (NDS) is a standardized format for automotive-grade navigation databases, jointly developed by automobile manufacturers and
Navigation_Data_Standard
Type of gyroscope
attitude and heading reference systems. Naval navigation systems for both surface vessels and submarines. Land – Target locators, land navigation systems,
Hemispherical resonator gyroscope
Hemispherical_resonator_gyroscope
Aircraft manoeuvre
guidance. A magnetic compass aboard an aircraft displays the current magnetic heading of the aircraft, i.e., the aircraft's directional orientation relative
Aircraft_compass_turns
Term in navigation
Constant bearing, decreasing range (CBDR) is a term in navigation which means that some object, usually another ship viewed from the deck or bridge of
Constant bearing, decreasing range
Constant_bearing,_decreasing_range
Intelligence of machines
impact of robotics in behavioral and cognitive sciences: from insect navigation to human cognitive development". IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental
Artificial_intelligence
1960 speech by Patrice Lumumba
a performance of Congolese folklore at the Roi Baudouin Stadium before heading to an evening reception. At this event, Lumumba gave a further conciliatory
Congolese_Independence_Speech
Civil aviation regulations for flight on instruments
traffic control may assist in navigation by assigning pilots specific headings ("radar vectors"). The majority of IFR navigation is given by ground- and satellite-based
Instrument_flight_rules
The compass is a magnetometer used for navigation and orientation that shows direction in regard to the geographic cardinal points. The structure of a
History_of_the_compass
into law approval for a narrow-gauge railway from the broad-gauge line heading west towards a navigable point on the Rio Grande. A subsequent law in 1877
Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas
Estrada_de_Ferro_Oeste_de_Minas
Gyroscope that uses fiber optics
satellite signals to determine rotational movement or heading, they can continue providing accurate navigation and attitude data during GPS interference events
Fibre-optic_gyroscope
Island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
ships when they struck reefs off the Las Aves archipelago. The serious navigational error occurred on 11 May 1678, a week after the fleet set sail from Saint
Curaçao
Specialized agency of the United Nations
Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport
International Civil Aviation Organization
International_Civil_Aviation_Organization
Compass used in ships
A fibre optic gyrocompass is a compass and instrument of navigation. It is sometimes part of a ship's set of compasses, which also include a conventional
Fibre_optic_gyrocompass
Horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
also referred to as "speed over the ground". It is vital for accurate navigation that the pilot has an estimate of the ground speed that will be achieved
Ground_speed
Angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north
obtain magnetic bearing. Air navigation is based on magnetic directions thus it is necessary to periodically revise navigational aids to reflect the drift
Magnetic_declination
Tracking system using transceivers on ships
system such as a Global Positioning System receiver, with other electronic navigation sensors, such as a gyrocompass or rate of turn indicator. The International
Automatic identification system
Automatic_identification_system
Display system in an aircraft's cockpit which displays flight information electronically
is called the navigation display. The PFD displays all information critical to flight, including calibrated airspeed, altitude, heading, attitude, vertical
Electronic flight instrument system
Electronic_flight_instrument_system
River in Scotland
as with the River Clyde, various improvements were made to this river navigation. In 1840 the 1⁄2-mile (800-metre) Forth and Cart Canal was opened, linking
River_Cart
Electronic flight instrument system
aircraft attitude, airspeed, altitude, vertical speed, heading, rate-of-turn, slip-and-skid, navigation, transponder, inset map view (containing map, traffic
Garmin_G1000
Overview of the events of 2023 in science
Siegwart, Roland; Andersson, Olov (3 March 2023). "Resilient Terrain Navigation with a 5 DOF Metal Detector Drone". 2023 IEEE International Conference
January–March_2023_in_science
History of Spain from 1874 to 1885
acquired rights. Spain offers Germany full and complete freedom of trade, navigation and fishing in the same islands, as well as the right to establish a naval
Reign_of_Alfonso_XII
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
had three inertial measuring units (IMU) that it used for guidance and navigation during all phases of flight. The orbiter contains two star trackers to
Space_Shuttle
Figure on a compass, map, nautical chart
common in navigation systems, including nautical charts, non-directional beacons (NDB), VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) systems, satellite navigation devices
Compass_rose
Geopolitical and economic crisis
to ensure navigation - CNN". Iran International. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026. "France, UK to hold Hormuz conference on navigation mission, Macron
2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
drones. Its inventory was estimated to include 65 fuselages and engines, navigation systems, and thermal imaging cameras for the production of 400 more drones
Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (1 August – 31 December 2024)
Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(1_August_–_31_December_2024)
Largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships
maneuver free off the rocks. Twenty-three sailors died; 745 were rescued. Navigational errors, compounded by unusual ocean currents attributed to Japan's Great
Honda_Point_disaster
27. Retrieved November 20, 2018. Fonseca, Felicia (January 2, 2018). "Heading to Grand Canyon? Well-Traveled Train Station Closes". azcentral. Associated
List of former Amtrak stations
List_of_former_Amtrak_stations
2025 Pro Wrestling Noah event
Noah Star Navigation 2025 was a multiple-night professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. The pay-pre-view nights
Noah_Star_Navigation_2025
Compass error induced by local fields
Non magnetic navigation methods such as the gyrocompass, astronomical navigation, satellite navigation (e.g., GPS), or radio navigation are unaffected
Magnetic_deviation
partner that Ottomans sought outside of Europe. The Treaty of Commerce and Navigation was signed in February 1862. According to Morris, this was the most liberal
Diplomacy of the American Civil War
Diplomacy_of_the_American_Civil_War
HEADING NAVIGATION
HEADING NAVIGATION
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish : from the Old English personal name Hearding, originally a patronymic from Hard 1. The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.North German and Dutch : patronymic from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the U.S., was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father’s side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Male
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Henrik, HENNING means "home-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Probably a respelling of Irish Hearon.Possibly also an altered form of German Haering (see Hering).
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German : metonymic occupational name for a herring fisher or for a seller of the fish, Middle English hering, Dutch haring, Middle High German hærinc. In some cases it may have been a nickname in the sense of a trifle, something of little value, a meaning which is found in medieval phrases and proverbial expressions such as ‘to like neither herring nor barrel’, i.e. not to like something at all.German : habitational name from Herringen in Westphalia.Dutch : from a personal name, a derivative of a Germanic compound name with the first element hari, heri ‘army’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Hering.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name C̄ting, a derivative of C̄ta (see Kite).Irish (of Norman origin) : Americanized form of Céitinn, a Gaelicized form of de Ketyng (probably a habitational name), which was taken to southern Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers.
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German hærinc ‘herring’, German Hering, a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a herring or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller. In some cases the Jewish surname is ornamental.English : variant spelling of Herring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holden.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Merciful; Patience
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Reading.Dutch and German : variant of Redding 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps an altered form of Eddings.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from a form of the Old English surname Hearding, from heard, HARDING means "brave, hardy, strong."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian name derived from Old Norse hamr, HEMMING means "shape." The name may have originated as a byname for a "shape-shifter" or "werewolf."
Surname or Lastname
English (Avon)
English (Avon) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Melling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leeming.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Hemming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Healing in northeastern Lincolnshire, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) the family or followers of Hægel’ (an unattested Old English personal name).English : variant of Hillian.German and Dutch : nickname from Middle Low German hellin, Middle Dutch hellinc, hallinc ‘halfpenny’. Compare Helbling.German : habitational name from any of various places named Helling or Hellingen.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
HEADING NAVIGATION
HEADING NAVIGATION
Girl/Female
Indian
A narrator of Hadith (Daughter of dijajah al-amiri)
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Latin
The Precious Stone; Gem White in Colour; Pure by Heart; Gemstone; A Gem of the Sea; Gem; Diamond
Female
Yiddish
Variant spelling of Yiddish Baile, BEYLA means "weak, troubled, old."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Wise
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Gujarati, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Latin, Muslim, Portuguese, Swedish
Mercy; God's Favor; Grace; Grace of God; Kindness; Thanks; Love; Favour; Blessing; Charm; Good will
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ishwara Priya | ஈஷà¯à®µà®°  பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯Â
Gods beloved
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful Angel, Night
Girl/Female
Biblical
Mourning or blackness of the Lord.
Female
Spanish
Variant form of Spanish Araceli, ARCELIA means "altar of the sky."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ganesh, The huge bellied Lord
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n.
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
n.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.
n.
An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
a.
Bending or leaning backward.
a.
Lending aid, helping.
a.
That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications.
a.
Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing.
n.
Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
a.
Having the power or property of healing itself.
n.
Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.
n.
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
a.
Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example.
a. & adv.
With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
a.
Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
a.
Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
a.
Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.
a.
Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
n.
That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.