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leading edge
[lee-ding]
noun
Aeronautics.the edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
something that is or represents the most advanced or innovative aspect of a field, activity, profession, etc.; forefront; vanguard.
the leading edge of technology.
leading edge
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
the forward edge of a propeller blade, aerofoil, or wing Compare trailing edge
electrical engineering the part of a pulse signal that has an increasing amplitude
the leading position in any field
( as modifier )
leading-edge technology
Other 51Թ Forms
- leading-edge adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of leading edge1
Example Sentences
Executives at Netflix, long on the leading edge of providing niche offerings to fit every consumer’s taste, now extol the virtues of the mass audience viewing experience now that it carries NFL games.
Kneecap represent the leading edge of a trend: Speaking Irish is cool again.
The states are being used as testing grounds and the leading edge of this revolutionary project.
Los Angeles Unified, the nation’s second-largest school system, was not the first to take this step, but it was toward the leading edge of what has become a bipartisan and even international avalanche.
Put simply, people like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are at the leading edge of a wholesale recalibration of the industry.
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