HEADER


Meaning of HEADER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-dər ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : one that removes heads ; especially : a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon

2.

a. : a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall

b. : a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters

c. : a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : lintel

d. : a conduit (as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open

e. : a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (as a transistor)

3. : a fall or dive headfirst

took a header into the pool

4. : a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball

5. : head 15a(1)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.