Topic vs. Heading

Topic vs. Heading — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Topic and Heading

Topicadjective

Topical.

Headingverb

present participle of head

Topicnoun

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.

Headingnoun

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Topicnoun

(Internet) Discussion thread.

Headingnoun

(nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

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Topicnoun

(obsolete) An argument or reason.

Headingnoun

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

Topicnoun

An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Headingnoun

(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

Topicnoun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

he didn't want to discuss that subjectit was a very sensitive topichis letters were always on the theme of love

Headingnoun

(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

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Topicnoun

some situation or event that is thought about;

he kept drifting off the topiche had been thinking about the subject for several yearsit is a matter for the police

Headingnoun

(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

Headingnoun

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about;

the heading seemed to have little to do with the text

Headingnoun

the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Headingnoun

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;

they dug a drift parallel with the vein