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Definitions of leading in various dictionaries:
noun - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
noun - the activity of leading
verb - take somebody somewhere
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| In court this type of question suggests to a witness what answer is desired |
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| best, most important, or most successful: |
| first or most important: |
| the lead ( type of metal) used to cover (parts of) a roof |
| very important or most important: |
| having the leading position or higher score in a contest |
| going or proceeding or going in advance showing the way |
| purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response |
| thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
| the activity of leading |
| Chief principal: the leading cause of high inflation. See Synonyms at chief. |
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| In typography, leading ( LED-ing) refers to the distance between adjacent lines of type; however, the exact definition has become confused. In the days of hand-typesetting, it referred to the thin strips of lead that were inserted into the forms to increase the vertical distance between lines of type; in this case, the leading would be defined as the difference between 2 quantities: the size of the type and the distance from one baseline to the next. For instance, given a type size of 10 points and a distance between baselines of 12 points, the leading would be 2 points; put another way, a leading of 2 points means there is a distance of 2 points from the bottom of the high line of type to the top of the low line of type. In modern times, though, there seems to be widespread use of "leading" to refer instead to just the distance from one baseline to the next, probably because modern layout software tracks that quantity instead of a virtual strip of lead.The term is still used in modern |