English-Thai Dictionary

leading

ADJ ชั้นนำ  ชั้นหนึ่ง  ชั้นแนวหน้า  chan-nam

 

leading

ADJ สำคัญ  เป็นหลัก  important prominent foremost sam-kan

 

leading

N การ เป็น ผู้นำ  leadership kan-pen-phu-nam

 

leading

N สิ่ง ที่ ทำ ขอบ ด้วย ตะกั่ว  sing-ti-tam-kob-duai-ta-kua

 

leading edge

N ขอบ ใบพัด ที่ ทิศ หัน ทางเดียว กับ การ เคลื่อนที่ ของ ยาน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEADING

ppr. 1. Guiding; conducting; preceding; drawing; alluring; passing life.
2. a. Chief; principal; capital; most influential; as a leading motive; a leading man in a party.
3. showing the way by going first.
He left his mother a countess by patent, which was a new leading example.

 

LEADING

n.Guidance; the act of conducting; direction.

 

LEADING-STRINGS

n.Strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk. To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or in pupilage under the guidance of others.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEADING

LEADING Lead "ing, a.

 

Defn: Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- Lead "ing *ly, adv. Leading case (Law ), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved. Abbott. -- Leading motive Etym: [a translation of G. leitmotif ] (Mus. ), a guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label. -- Leading note (Mus. ), the seventh note or tone in the ascending major scale; the sensible note. -- Leading question, a question so framed as to guide the person questioned in making his reply. -- Leading strings, strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk. -- To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or under the guidance of others. -- Leading wheel, a wheel situated before the driving wheels of a locomotive engine.

 

LEADING

LEADING Lead "ing, n.

 

1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance. Shak.

 

2. Suggestion; hint; example. [Archaic ] Bacon.

 

LEADING EDGE

LEADING EDGE Lead "ing edge. (Aëronautics )

 

Defn: same as Advancing edge, above.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leading

lead ing 1 |ˈlēdiNG ˈlidɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] most important: a number of leading politicians. ▶noun guidance or leadership, esp. in a spiritual context. • an instance of such guidance: the leadings of the Holy Spirit.

 

leading

lead ing 2 |ˈlediNG ˈlɛdɪŋ | ▶noun the amount of blank space between lines of print.

 

leading aircraftman

leading aircraftman (or leading aircraftwoman ) ▶noun a rank in the RAF, above aircraftman and below senior aircraftman.

 

leading article

lead ing ar ti cle |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈɑrdəkəl | ▶noun Brit. the chief editorial or article in a newspaper.

 

leading counsel

lead |ing coun |sel ▶noun the senior barrister of the team which represents either party in a legal case.

 

leading dog

lead |ing dog ▶noun Austral. /NZ a sheepdog trained to run ahead of a flock of sheep to control its speed.

 

leading edge

lead ing edge |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈɛʤ | ▶noun the front edge of something, in particular: • Aeronautics the foremost edge of an airfoil, esp. a wing or propeller blade. • Electronics the part of a pulse in which the amplitude increases. • the forefront or vanguard, esp. of technological development: [ as modifier ] : leading-edge research.

 

leading lady

lead ing la dy |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈleɪdi | ▶noun the actress playing the principal female part in a movie, play, or television show.

 

leading light

lead ing light |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈlaɪt | ▶noun a person who is prominent or influential in a particular field or organization: Glass is one of the leading lights in modern music.

 

leading man

lead ing man |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈmæn | ▶noun the actor playing the principal male part in a movie, play, or television show.

 

leading note

lead ing note |ˈlēdiNG ˈlidɪŋ ˌnoʊt | ▶noun Music another term for subtonic.

 

leading question

lead ing ques tion |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋˈkwɛstʃən | ▶noun a question that prompts or encourages the desired answer.

 

leading rein

lead ing rein |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈreɪn | ▶noun a rein used to lead a horse along, esp. when ridden by an inexperienced rider.

 

leading seaman

lead |ing sea ¦man ▶noun a rank in the Royal Navy, above able seaman and below petty officer.

 

leading tone

lead ing tone |ˈlēdiNG ˌlidɪŋ ˈtoʊn | ▶noun Music another term for subtonic.

 

Oxford Dictionary

leading

leading 1 |ˈliːdɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] most important: a number of leading politicians. ▶noun [ mass noun ] guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.

 

leading

leading 2 |ˈlɛdɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the amount of blank space between lines of print. • the distance from the bottom of one line of type to the bottom of the next.

 

leading aircraftman

leading aircraftman (or leading aircraftwoman ) ▶noun a rank in the RAF, above aircraftman and below senior aircraftman.

 

leading article

lead |ing art |icle ▶noun Brit. a newspaper article giving the editorial opinion.

 

leading counsel

lead |ing coun |sel ▶noun the senior barrister of the team which represents either party in a legal case.

 

leading dog

lead |ing dog ▶noun Austral. /NZ a sheepdog trained to run ahead of a flock of sheep to control its speed.

 

leading edge

lead |ing edge ▶noun 1 Aeronautics the foremost edge of an aerofoil, especially a wing or propeller blade. Compare with trailing edge. 2 the forefront or vanguard, especially of technological development: [ as modifier ] : leading-edge research. 3 Electronics the part of a pulse in which the amplitude increases.

 

leading lady

lead |ing lady ▶noun the actress playing the principal female part in a film or play.

 

leading light

lead |ing light ▶noun a person who is prominent or influential in a particular field or organization: Lesley is a leading light in a local netball team.

 

leading man

lead |ing man ▶noun the actor playing the principal male part in a film or play.

 

leading note

lead |ing note ▶noun Music another term for subtonic.

 

leading question

lead |ing ques |tion ▶noun a question that prompts or encourages the answer wanted.

 

leading rein

lead |ing rein ▶noun a rein used to lead a horse along, especially when ridden by an inexperienced rider.

 

leading seaman

lead |ing sea ¦man ▶noun a rank in the Royal Navy, above able seaman and below petty officer.

 

leading tone

lead |ing tone ▶noun Music North American term for subtonic.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

leading

leading adjective 1 he played the leading role: main, chief, major, prime, most significant, most important, principal, foremost, key, central, focal, preeminent, paramount, dominant, essential. ANTONYMS subordinate, secondary. 2 the nation's leading steel companies: most important, most powerful, affluential, foremost, chief, preeminent, outstanding, dominant, most influential. ANTONYMS minor, secondary. 3 last season's leading scorer: top, highest, best, first; front, lead; unparalleled, matchless, star. ANTONYMS worst, last.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

leading

leading adjective 1 he played the leading role in his team's narrow victory: main, chief, major, prime, most significant, principal, foremost, key, supreme, paramount, dominant, superior, ruling, directing, guiding, controlling, essential, cardinal, central, focal; momentous, noteworthy, notable; informal number-one. ANTONYMS secondary, subordinate. 2 the leading industrially developed countries: most powerful, most important, foremost, greatest, chief, outstanding, pre-eminent, richest, principal, dominant, most influential, most illustrious, paramount, top-tier, top-rank, of the first rank, first-rate. ANTONYMS minor, secondary; second-rate. 3 last season's leading scorer: top, highest, best, first; superlative, unsurpassed, unexcelled, front, in first place, lead, unparalleled, matchless, peerless, incomparable, star, arch-. ANTONYMS last; worst.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leading

lead ing 1 /líːdɪŋ /→lead 1 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 主要な ; 最も重要な ; 一流の (main )▸ play a leading part [role ] in the drama ドラマで主役を演じる ▸ the world's leading expert on AIDS 世界的なエイズ研究の第一人者 ▸ the leading cause of death 主な死因 2 (競走 行列などで )先頭の ▸ the leading car 先導車 名詞 U (主に精神面での )指導, 案内 ; リーダーシップ ; C 導き .～̀ á ctor [á ctress ]主演男優 [女優 ] (!女性の場合actorも用いる; →-ess 語法 ) .～̀ á ircraftman 〘英空軍 〙1等航空兵 .～̀ á rticle ｟英 ｠(新聞の )社説 (｟米 ｠editorial ); ｟米 ｠(新聞の )トップ記事 (｟英 ｠lead (story )).～̀ c á se 先行する判例 .～̀ é dge 1 (翼などの )先端, 前縁 .2 (技術の )最先端 .～̀ f í gure «…での » 大物 «in » .～̀ h á nd ｟豪 ｠(工場などの )熟練者 .～̀ l á dy 主演女優 (｟男女共用 ｠lead 1, principal ).～̀ l í ght ｟主に英 ｠【特定の分野 組織内での 】重要人物, 影響力のある人物 «in, of » .～̀ m á n 主演男優 (｟男女共用 ｠lead 1, principal ).～̀ n ó te ＝leading tone .～̀ qu é stion 誘導尋問 .～́ r è in (馬の )引き手綱 .～̀ s é aman 〘英海軍 〙1等水兵 .～̀ t ó ne ｟米 ｠〘楽 〙導音 〘音階の第7音 〙.

 

leading

lead ing 2 /lédɪŋ / (! -ea-は /e /) 名詞 U 1 (窓枠や屋根を覆う )鉛 (→lead 2 ).2 (印刷文字の )行間 .

 

leading-edge

l è ading- é dge /lìːdɪŋ -/形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗最先端の 〈技術など 〉(→leading 1 edge ).