Skip to main content
subheading

subheading

2 3.2
A smaller title that shows what a section of writing is about
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌhɛdɪŋ/
translation icon : subtítulo
  • Through this work, students began to understand the significance of a table of contents, headings, and subheadings.
  • subheading and headings

It's a practice that would be within the subheading of presence, correct and meditation.

Examples

  • More specific information is provided under the "Math Disability Classification Criteria" subheading.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Look at the headline, subheadings, photos, captions, charts, and map.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Each heading needs at least two subheadings or none at all.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I will discuss the relevant issues under five subheadings, namely: I. historical background, II.

    Academic text (1995)
  • One of my favourite movies under the subheading "Cheesy Guilty Pleasure" is the original Red Dawn.

    Blog text (28)
  • The major topics are divided into subheadings, introduced in a detailed index.

    Blog text (11)
  • Break up long blog posts with subheadings to ensure your reader doesn't tire out.

    Blog text (1)
  • Its six chapters with thirty-four subheadings just about accommodate two seventy-five minute classes per week for one semester.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Each introduces students to cues such as main idea or main topic, subheadings or subtopics, and paragraph indicators.

    Academic text (1994)
  • An article should have clear subheadings to help readers navigate the content easily.

Synonyms

heading
vssubheading
28 1.3

A short title at the top of a page that shows what follows

refers specifically to titles for subdivisions rather than top lines
subhead
vssubheading
2 3.5

A small heading inside a chapter or article to show the topic

has identical meaning but is the shorter, more informal form
crossheading
vssubheading
  • UK
8.0

A short heading inside a text that introduces a small section

is used for any subdivision title, not only those inside the body
crosshead
vssubheading
  • UK
7.3

A short heading inside the main text that breaks the content into sections

covers subdivision titles generally, not only internal content breakers

How Prominent

title
665 1.0
heading
28 1.3
subheading
2 3.2
caption
45 2.7

Surface Forms

subheading singular
subheadings plural

Morphology

subheading = heading (transparent) = sub + head + ing

The meaning is directly derived from 'heading' with the productive prefix 'sub-' indicating a subordinate or secondary heading.

Etymology

Subheading comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' and heading, which comes from head and means 'main title'. So a subheading is a smaller heading placed 'under' the main title to show what a section is about.