capping
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Verb
capping
- present participle of cap
Noun
capping (countable and uncountable, plural cappings)
- The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
- (geology) 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 selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
- (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
- (Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.