capping.
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
Meaning & usage
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
Lying or exaggerating.
The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.
present participle and gerund of cap
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.
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