Dictionary

leading edge en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
2. The foremost part of any physical object.
   • the leading edge of a cricket bat
3. (broadly) The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard.
4. The forefront of practice or technology.
   • DiBattista advocated balanced webmastery: Don't go to the leading edge if it forces users to buy the latest and greatest Web stuff. 1996, Computerworld, volume 30, number 21:

Forms

Deriveds

leading-edge · bleading edge

Relateds

bleeding edge · trailing edge · cutting edge

Synonyms

bleeding edge

Translations (23)

pt bordo de ataque (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · pl czołówka (foremost part of a trend) · fi etureuna (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · de Profilnase (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · de Anströmkante (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · cs náběžná hrana (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · fi kärkipää (foremost part of a trend) · pt ponta de linha (forefront of practice or technology) · pl czołówka (forefront of practice or technology) · fi kärki (foremost part of a trend) · it bordo di attacco (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · ja 前縁 (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · ca caire d'atac (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · fi kärkipää (forefront of practice or technology) · es borde anterior (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · pl krawędź natarcia (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · fr bord d'attaque (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · es borde de ataque (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · fi johtoreuna (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · ja 最先端 (forefront of practice or technology) · oc bòrd d'atac (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · es borde delantero (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) · fi kärki (forefront of practice or technology)