11 definitions 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. {Columbia AppleTalk Package}.
2. {Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation}.
3. {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)
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