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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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