capping

English

Etymology

From cap +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkapɪŋ/

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Verb

capping

1. Present participle of cap.

Noun

capping (plural cappings)

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.17:

     I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.

2. (geology) rock that overlies a mineral deposit
3. the process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well
4. the selling of a security etc close to an expiry date
5. (mathematics) the conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face