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cap

11 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Regulation \Reg`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.
   1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
            The temper and regulation of our own minds.
                                                  --Macaulay.
   2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government;
      prescription; a regulating principle; a governing
      direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society
      or a school.
   {Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), a sword,
      cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by
      the official regulations.
   Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See
        {Law}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL,
   cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of
   Seville mentions it first: ``Capa, quia quasi totum capiat
   hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.'' See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st
   {Cope}.]
   1. A covering for the head; esp.
      (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men
          and boys;
      (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;
      (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,
          or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
   2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
            Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.
   3. A respectful uncovering of the head.
            He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
                                                  --Fuller.
   4. (Zo["o]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the
      base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
   5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:
      (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,
          the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,
          cornice, lintel, or plate.
      (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for
          protection or ornament.
      (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining
          spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and
          the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the
          end of a rope.
      (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.
      (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.
      (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex
          surface.
   6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;
      legal cap.
   {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep
      the priming dry; -- now called an apron.
   {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.
   {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.
   {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings
      of England at the coronation. It is also carried before
      the mayors of some cities.
   {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the
      death of the fox.
   {Cap paper}.
      (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,
          and legal cap.
      (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold
          commodities.
   {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,
      generally of barren vein material.
   {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.
   {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer
      of soldier.
   {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use
      of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at
      the top or ``narrow edge.''
   {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
   {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with
      a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, v. i.
   To uncover the head respectfully. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Capping}.]
   1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a
      cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap
      upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
            The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
            cartilaginous substance.              --Derham.
   2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
      consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
   4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
            Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
            bows.                                 --Thackeray.
   5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
      as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
            Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
            to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.
   Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
         cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
         the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
         word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
         other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
cap
     n 1: a tight-fitting covering for the head
     2: a top (as for a bottle)
     3: a mechanical or electrical device or a small amount of
        explosive; can be used to fire an explosive charge [syn: {detonator},
         {detonating device}]
     4: something serving as a cover or protection
     5: umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a stalked
        fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
     6: an upper limit on what is allowed: "they established a cap
        for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
     7: an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
     8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
        [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
     v 1: lie at the top of [syn: {crest}]
     2: restrict the number or amount of
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
CAP
   1. <networking> {Columbia AppleTalk Package}.
   2. <communications> {Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation}.
   3. <networking> {Competitive Access Provider}
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Carrierless Amplitude Phase [modulation] (ADSL, AT&T;)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Communications-electronics Accommodation Program
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Component Approval Process
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Computer Aided Publishing
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Computer Aided Planning (CIM)

cap

11 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Regulation \Reg`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.
   1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
            The temper and regulation of our own minds.
                                                  --Macaulay.
   2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government;
      prescription; a regulating principle; a governing
      direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society
      or a school.
   {Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), a sword,
      cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by
      the official regulations.
   Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See
        {Law}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL,
   cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of
   Seville mentions it first: ``Capa, quia quasi totum capiat
   hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.'' See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st
   {Cope}.]
   1. A covering for the head; esp.
      (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men
          and boys;
      (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;
      (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,
          or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
   2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
            Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.
   3. A respectful uncovering of the head.
            He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
                                                  --Fuller.
   4. (Zo["o]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the
      base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
   5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:
      (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,
          the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,
          cornice, lintel, or plate.
      (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for
          protection or ornament.
      (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining
          spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and
          the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the
          end of a rope.
      (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.
      (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.
      (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex
          surface.
   6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;
      legal cap.
   {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep
      the priming dry; -- now called an apron.
   {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.
   {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.
   {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings
      of England at the coronation. It is also carried before
      the mayors of some cities.
   {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the
      death of the fox.
   {Cap paper}.
      (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,
          and legal cap.
      (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold
          commodities.
   {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,
      generally of barren vein material.
   {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.
   {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer
      of soldier.
   {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use
      of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at
      the top or ``narrow edge.''
   {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
   {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with
      a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, v. i.
   To uncover the head respectfully. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Capping}.]
   1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a
      cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap
      upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
            The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
            cartilaginous substance.              --Derham.
   2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
      consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
   4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
            Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
            bows.                                 --Thackeray.
   5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
      as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
            Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
            to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.
   Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
         cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
         the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
         word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
         other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
cap
     n 1: a tight-fitting covering for the head
     2: a top (as for a bottle)
     3: a mechanical or electrical device or a small amount of
        explosive; can be used to fire an explosive charge [syn: {detonator},
         {detonating device}]
     4: something serving as a cover or protection
     5: umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a stalked
        fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
     6: an upper limit on what is allowed: "they established a cap
        for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
     7: an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
     8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
        [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
     v 1: lie at the top of [syn: {crest}]
     2: restrict the number or amount of
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
CAP
   1. <networking> {Columbia AppleTalk Package}.
   2. <communications> {Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation}.
   3. <networking> {Competitive Access Provider}
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Carrierless Amplitude Phase [modulation] (ADSL, AT&T;)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Communications-electronics Accommodation Program
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Component Approval Process
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Computer Aided Publishing
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
CAP
        Computer Aided Planning (CIM)