leading

Significat (anglès)

present participle and gerund of lead

Freqüència

Amb guionet com

lead‧ing

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈliːdɪŋ/

From Middle English ledinge, ledynge, ledand, ledande, ledende, from Old English lǣdende, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, from Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), equivalent to lead + -ing. Compare West Frisian liedend, Dutch leidend, German leitend, Swedish ledande, Icelandic leiðandi.

Relacionat amb neerlandès

leidend

Relacionat amb alemany

leitend

Relacionat amb neerlandès

leiding

Relacionat amb alemany

Leitung

Nou

lead

1. A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
2. A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
3. A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
4. Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
5. Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
6. A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
7. A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
8. (slang) bullets; ammunition.
9. X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.