leading
- noun
- /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
interlineado
Examples
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The campaign featured the slogan: "The Leading Program in Cuba -- Chibas." "It was a kind of tricky thing," Abel Mestre said.
Academic text (1993) -
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) is a composite economic index formed by averages of several individual leading economic indicators, which are weighted to produce the complete index.
Blog text (20) -
In graphic design, the leading should be set to improve text readability.
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The designer adjusted the leading to create more space between the lines of the document.
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To enhance the layout, we increased the leading from 1.15 to 1.5 for better visual clarity.
Synonyms
76
1.0
A blank area between words when writing or typing
9
9.9
A thin metal strip used to separate lines of printed text
1
9.6
A thin piece of metal used to space lines in printing
1
4.8
A thin piece that creates empty space between items in a design
The space between lines of printed or written text
Idioms
A situation where people without experience guide others like them
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.8
A number that changes before the whole economy does to show future trends
- Specialized
A strap on a horse's bridle that directs the horse's head left or right
- Specialized
The seventh note of a scale that is one half step below the main note and pulls toward it
- Formal
A well-known person who writes or speaks about important public issues
How Spaced
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3.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leading for the space between lines comes from the metal lead, 'a heavy metal' that printers used as thin strips between lines of type, so the word came to mean the space itself.