capping

English

Etymology

From cap +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkapɪŋ/

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Verb

capping

1. present participle and gerund of cap

Noun

capping (countable and uncountable, plural cappings)

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     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) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide 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.
6. (slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
7. (Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
8. (Internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.

Derived terms

• soft capping