Leading
In typography, leading ( /ˈlɛdɪŋ/) refers to the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type. The term originated in the days of hand-typesetting, when thin strips of lead were inserted into the formes to increase the vertical distance between lines of type. The term is still used in modern page layout software such as QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign.
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... The leading may be increased to align the bottom line of text on a page in a process known as feathering, carding, or vertical justification ...
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More definitions of "leading":
- (adj): Purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response.
Example: "A leading question"
- (noun): The activity of leading.
Synonyms: leadership
- (adj): Indicating the most important performer or role.
Example: "The leading man"
Synonyms: prima, star, starring, stellar
- (adj): Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement.
Example: "The country's leading poet"
Synonyms: greatest, preeminent
- (adj): Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way.
Example: "We rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
- (adj): Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
Example: "The leading team in the pennant race"
Synonyms: ahead, in the lead
Famous quotes containing the word leading:
“What do you do in the Grand Hotel? Eat, sleep, loaf around, flirt a little, dance a little. A hundred doors leading to one hall. No one knows anything about the person next to them. And when you leave, someone occupies your room, lies in your bed. That’s the end.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)
“So may I, blind fortune leading me,
Miss that which one unworthier may attain,
And die with grieving.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I shouldn’t say I’m looking forward to leading a normal life, because I don’t know what normal is. This has been normal for me.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)