English-Thai Dictionary
capias
N หมายจับ
capillaceous
A เกี่ยวกับ เป็น เส้น ฝอย
capillarity
N ภาวะ ที่ เป็น เส้นเลือดฝอย
capillary
A เกี่ยวกับ เส้นเลือดฝอย
capital
ADJ ดีเยี่ยม splendid first-rate delightful de-yiam
capital
ADJ ที่ เป็นหลัก ที่ เป็น ส่วนสำคัญ chief main principal ti-pen-lak
capital
N ข้อได้เปรียบ advantage khor-dai-priab
capital
N คน ร่ำรวย kon-ram-ruai
capital
N ศูนย์กลาง ของ กิจกรรม บางอย่าง sun-klang-kong-kid-ja-kam-bang-yang
capital
N เมืองหลวง principal city capitol center mueang-luang
capital letter
N ตัวอักษร ตัวพิมพ์ ใหญ่ ใน ภาษาอังกฤษ tua-ak-son-tua-phim-yai-nai-pha-sa-ang-krid
capital levy
N ภาษี ทรัพย์สิน pa-se-sab-sin
capital punishment
N โทษประหาร thod-pra-han
capital ship
N เรือรบ ขนาดใหญ่ ruea-rob-kha-nad-yai
capitalism
N ระบบทุนนิยม ra-bob-tun-ni-yom
capitalist
N คน ร่ำรวย richer kon-ram-ruai
capitalist
N ผู้ลงทุน phu-long-tun
capitalize
VI ใช้ อักษร ตัวพิมพ์ ใหญ่ chai-ak-son-tua-pim-yai
capitalize
VI ได้ ผลประโยชน์ gain benefit profit dai-pon-pra-yod
capitalize
VT ใช้ อักษร ตัวพิมพ์ ใหญ่ chai-ak-son-tua-pim-yai
capitalize on
PHRV ใช้ประโยชน์ ให้ เต็มที่ จาก ได้ ผลประโยชน์ จาก chai-pra-yod-hai-tem-ti-jak
capitation
N ค่าธรรมเนียม ต่อ คน kha-tham-niam-to-kon
capitol
N อาคาร หน่วยงาน ของ รัฐ ar-kan-nuai-ngan-khong-rad
capitoline
A เกี่ยวกับ โบสถ์ โบราณ บน เขา แคพปิโท ไลน์
capitular
N เกี่ยวกับค ณะ ของ บาทหลวง
capitulate
VI ยอม ทำตาม submit yield yom-tam-tam
capitulation
N การยอม ทำตาม submission kan-yom-tam-tam
capitulation
N บทสรุป summary synopsis bote-sa-rub
capitulum
N ยอด ของ ดอก หัว ของ ดอก
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CAPIAS
n.In law, a writ of two sorts; one before judgment, called a capias ad respondendum, where an original is issued, to take the defendant, and make him answer to the plaintiff; the other, which issues after judgment, is of divers kinds; as a capias ad satisfaciendum, or writ of execution; a capias pro fine; a capias utlagatum; a capias in withernam.
CAPIBAR
n.An animal partaking of the form of a hog and of a rabbit, the cabiai.
CAPILLACEOUS
a.Hairy; resembling a hair. [See Capillary. ]
CAPILLAIRE
n.A kind of sirrup, extracted rom maiden-hair.
CAPILLAMENT
n. 1. The filament, a small fine thread, like a hair, that grows in the middle of a flower, with a little knob at the top; a chive.
2. A fine fiber, or filament, of which the nerves are composed.
CAPILLARY
a. 1. Resembling a hair, fine, minute, small in diameter, though long; as a capillary tube or pipe; a capillary vessel in animal bodies, such as the ramifications of the blood vessels.
2. In botany, capillary plants are hair-shaped, as the ferns; a term used by Ray, Boerhaave and Morison. This class of plants corresponds to the order of Filices, in the Sexual method, which bear their flower and fruit on the back of the leaf or stalk.
This term is applied also to leaves which are longer than the setaceous or bristle-shaped leaf, to glands resembling hairs, to the filaments, to the style, and to the pappus or down affixed to some seeds.
CAPILLARY
n.A fine vessel or canal.
CAPILLATION
n.A blood vessel like a hair.
CAPILLIFORM
a.In the shape or form of a hair, or of hairs.
CAPITAL
a. 1. Literally, pertaining to the head; as a capital bruise, in Milton, a bruise on the head.
2. Figuratively, as the head is the highest part of a man, chief; principal; first in importance; as a capital city or town; the capital articles of religion.
3. Punishable by loss of the head or of life; incurring the forfeiture of life; punishable with death; as, treason and murder are capital offenses or crimes.
4. Taking away life, as a capital punishment; or affecting life, as a capital trial.
5. Great, important, though perhaps not chief; as, a town possesses capital advantages for trade.
6. Large; of great size; as capital letters, which are of different form, and larger than common letters.
Capital stock, is the sum of money or stock which a merchant, banker or manufacturer employs in his business; either the original stock, or that stock augmented. Also, the sum of money or stock which each partner contributes to the joint fund or stock of the partnership; also, the common fund or stock of the company, whether incorporated or not.
A capital city or town is the metropolis or chief city of an empire, kingdom, state or province. The application of the epithet indicates the city to be the largest, or to be the seat of government, or both. In many instances, the capital, that is, the largest city, is not the seat of government.
CAPITAL
n.The uppermost part of a column, pillar or pilaster, serving as the head or crowning, and placed immediately over the shaft, and under the entablature. By the customary omission of the noun, to which the adjective, capital, refers, it stand for,
1. The chief city or town in a kingdom or state; a metropolis.
2. A large letter or type, in printing.
3. A stock in trade, in manufactures, or in any business requiring the expenditure of money with a view to profit.
CAPITALIST
n.A man who has a capital or stock in trade, usually denoting a man of large property, which is or may be employed in business.
CAPITALLY
adv. 1. In a capital manner; nobly; finely.
2. With loss of life; as, to punish capitally.
CAPITALNESS
n.A capital offense.
CAPITATE
a.In botany, growing in a head, applied to a flower, or stigma.
CAPITATION
n. 1. Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons.
2. A tax, or imposition upon each head or person; a poll-tax. Sometimes written Capitation-tax.
CAPITE
In English law, a tenant in capite, or in chief, is one who holds lands immediately of the king, caput, the head or Lord Paramount of all lands in the kingdom, by knights service or by soccage. This tenure is called tenure in capite; but it was abolished in England, by 12 Charles II. 24.
CAPITOL
n. 1. The temple of Jupiter in Rome, and a fort or castle, on the Mons Capitolinus. In this, the Senate of Rome anciently assembled; and on the same place, is still the city hall or town-house, where the conservators of the Romans hold their meetings. The same name was given to the principal temples of the Romans in their colonies.
2. The edifice occupied by the Congress of the United States in their deliberations. In some states, the State-house, or house in which the legislature holds its sessions; a government house.
CAPITOLIAN
a.Pertaining to the capitol in Rome.
CAPITOLINE
a.Pertaining to the capitol in Rome. The Capitoline Games were annual games instituted by Camillus in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the preservation of the capitol from the Gauls, and other games instituted by Domitian and celebrated every five years.
CAPITULAR, CAPITULARY
n. 1. An act passed in a chapter, either of knights, canons or religious.
2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council. This name is also given to the laws, civil and ecclesiastical, made by Charlemagne, and other princes, in general councils and assemblies of the people. Some indeed have alledged that these are supplements to laws. They are so called, because they are divided into chapters or sections.
3. The member of a chapter.
CAPITULARLY
adv. In the form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
CAPITULARY
a.Relating to the chapter of a cathedral.
CAPITULATE
v.i. 1. To draw up a writing in chapters, heads or articles. [But this sense is not usual. ]
2. To surrender, as an army or garrison, to an enemy, by treaty, in which the terms of surrender are specified and agreed to by the parties. The term is applicable to a garrison or to the inhabitants of a besieged place, or to an army or troops in any situation in which they are subdued or compelled to submit to a victorious enemy.
CAPITULATION
n. 1. The act of capitulating, or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms or conditions.
2. The treaty or instrument containing the conditions of surrender.
3. A reducing to heads.
4. In German polity, a contract which the Emperor makes with the electors, in the names of the princes and states of the empire, before he is raised to the imperial dignity.
CAPITULATOR
n.One who capitulates.
CAPITULE
n.A summary.
CAPIVI
n.A balsam of the Spanish West-Indies. [See Copaiba. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAPIAS
Ca "pi *as, n. Etym: [L. thou mayst take. ] (Low )
Defn: A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias.
Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. Burrill. Wharton.
CAPIBARA
CAPIBARA Ca `pi *ba "ra, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Capybara.
CAPILLACEOUS
Cap `il *la "ceous, a. Etym: [L. capillaceus hairy, fr. capillus hair. ]
Defn: Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See Capillary.
CAPILLAIRE
Cap `il *laire ", n. Etym: [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the maidenhair. ]
1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
CAPILLAMENT
Ca *pil "la *ment, n. Etym: [L. capillamentum, fr. capillus hair: cf. F.capillament. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A filament. [R.]
2. (Anat. )
Defn: Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves.
CAPILLARINESS
CAPILLARINESS Cap "il *la *ri *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being capillary.
CAPILLARITY
Cap `il *lar "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capillarité. ]
1. The quality or condition of being capillary.
2. (Physics )
Defn: The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube ), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction.
Note: Capillarity depends upon the relative attaction of the modecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid, and is especially observable in capillary tubes, where it determines the ascent or descent of the liquid above or below the level of the liquid which the tube is dipped; -- hence the name.
CAPILLARY
Cap "il *la *ry, a. Etym: [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. Capillaire. ]
1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action. Capillary attraction, Capillary repulsion, the apparent attraction or repulsion between a soild and liquid caused bycapillarity. See Capillarity, and Attraction. -- Capillarity tubes. See the Note under Capillarity.
CAPILLARY
CAPILLARY Cap "il *la *ry, n.; pl. , Capillaries (.
1. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute.
2. (Anat. )
Defn: A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels.
CAPILLATION
Cap `il *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. capillatie the hair. ]
Defn: A capillary blood vessel. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.
CAPILLATURE
Ca *pil "la *ture, n. Etym: [L. capillatura.]
Defn: A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair. Clarke.
CAPILLIFORM
Ca *pil "li *form, a. Etym: [L. capillus hair + -form. ]
Defn: In the shape or form of, a hair, or of hairs.
CAPILLOSE
Cap "il *lose `, a. Etym: [L. capillosus.]
Defn: Having much hair; hairy. [R.]
CAPISTRATE
Ca *pis "trate, a. Etym: [L. capistratus, p. p. of capistrare halter. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: Hooded; cowled.
CAPITAL
Cap "i *tal, a. Etym: [F. capital, L. capitalis capital (in senses 1 &2 ), fr. caput head. See Chief, and cf. Capital, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs. ] Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal pain. Milton.
2. Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment. Many crimes that are capital among us. Swift. To put to death a capital offender. Milton.
3. First in importance; chief; principal. A capital article in religion Atterbury. Whatever is capital and essential in Christianity. I. Taylor.
4. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.
5. Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song. [Colloq. ]
Capital letter Etym: [F, lettre capitale ] (Print. ), a leading or heading letter, used at the beginning of a sentence and as the first letter of certain words, distinguished, for the most part, both by different form and larger size, from the small (lower-case ) letters,which form the greater part of common print or writing. -- Small capital letters have the form of capital letters and height of the body of the lower-case letters. -- Capital stock, money, property, or stock invested in any business, or the enterprise of any corporation or institution. Abbott.
Syn. -- Chief; leading; controlling; prominent.
CAPITAL
Cap "i *tal, n. Etym: [Cf. L. capitellum and Capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau, OF. capitel. See Chief, and cf. Cattle, Chattel, Chapiter, Chapter. ]
1. (Arch. )
Defn: The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase ), and necking. See these terms, and Column.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. capilate, fem. , sc. ville. ] (Geog.)
Defn: The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis. "A busy and splendid capital " Macauly.
3. Etym: [Cf. F. capital. ]
Defn: Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc. ; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a.
4. (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production. M'Culloch.
Note: When wealth is used to assist production it is called capital. The capital of a civilized community includes fixed capital (i.e. buildings, machines, and roads used in the course of production and exchange ) amd circulating capital (i.e., food, fuel, money, etc. ,spent in the course of production and exchange ). T. Raleing.
5. Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence. He tried to make capital out of his rival's discomfiture. London Times.
6. (Fort. )
Defn: An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.
7. A chapter, or section, of a book. [Obs. ] Holy St. Bernard hath said in the 59th capital. Sir W. Scott.
8. (Print. )
Defn: See Capital letter, under Capital, a. Active capital. See under Active, -- Small capital (Print. ), a small capital letter. See under Capital, a. -- To live on one's capital, to consume one's capital without producing or accumulating anything to replace it.
CAPITALIST
Cap "i *tal *ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitaliste. ]
Defn: One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business. The expenditure of the capitalist. Burke.
CAPITALIZATION
CAPITALIZATION Cap "i *tal *i *za `tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of capitalizing.
CAPITALIZE
Cap "i *tal *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capitalized; p. pr. & vb. n.Capitalizing.]
1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.
2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc. )
3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
CAPITALLY
CAPITALLY Cap *i *tal *ly, adv.
1. In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as, to punish capitally.
2. In a capital manner; excellently. [Colloq. ]
CAPITALNESS
CAPITALNESS Cap "i *tal *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being capital; preeminence. [R.]
CAPITAN PASHA; CAPITAN PACHA
Ca `pi *tan ` Pa *sha ` or Pa *cha `. Etym: [See capitan.]
Defn: The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
CAPITATE
CAPITATE Cap "i *tate, a Etym: [L. capitatus fr. caput head. ]
1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Having the flowers gathered into a head.
CAPITATIM
Cap `i *ta "tim, a. Etym: [NL. ]
Defn: Of so much per head; as, a capitatim tax; a capitatim grant.
CAPITATION
Cap `i *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation. ]
1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.
2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
CAPITE
Cap "i *te, n. Etym: [L., abl. of caput head. ]
Defn: See under Tenant.
CAPITELLATE
Cap `i *tel "late, a. Etym: [L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into minute capitula.
CAPITIBRANCHIATA
Cap `i *ti *bran `chi *a "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from L. caput, capitis,head + -branchiae gills.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head. See Tubicola.
CAPITOL
Cap "i *tol, Etym: [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief. ]
1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met. Comes Cæsar to the Capitol to-morrow Shak.
2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.
CAPITOLIAN; CAPITOLINE
Cap `i *to "li *an, Cap "i *to *line, a. Etym: [L. capitolinus: cf. F.capitolin.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove. " Macaulay. Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.
CAPITULA
CAPITULA Ca *pit "u *la, n. pl.
Defn: See Capitulum.
CAPITULAR
Ca *pit "u *lar, n. Etym: [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L.capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter. ]
1. An act passed in a chapter.
2. A member of a chapter. The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars. Ayliffe.
3. The head or prominent part.
CAPITULAR
CAPITULAR Ca *pit "u *lar, a.
1. (Eccl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary. From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.
3. (Anat. )
Defn: Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib.
CAPITULARLY
CAPITULARLY Ca *pit "u *lar *ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter. Sterne.
CAPITULARY
Ca *pit "u *la *ry, n.; pl. Capitularies. Etym: [See Capitular. ]
1. A capitular.
2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.
3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections. Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. Hallam.
CAPITULARY
CAPITULARY Ca *pit "u *la *ry, a.
Defn: Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. "Capitulary acts. " Warton.
CAPITULATE
Ca *pit "u *late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capitulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Capitulating.] Etym: [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See Capitular, n.]
1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs. ] There capitulates with the king. .. to take to wife his daughter Mary. Heylin.There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate. Trench.
2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads ); as, an army or a garrison capitulates. The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated. Macaulay.
CAPITULATE
CAPITULATE Ca *pit "u *late, v. t.
Defn: To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.]
CAPITULATION
Ca *pit `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitulation, LL. capitulatio.]
1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify. Bp. Burnet.
2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms.
3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
CAPITULATOR
Ca *pit "u *la `tor, n. Etym: [LL. ]
Defn: One who capitulates.
CAPITULE
Cap "i *tule, n. Etym: [L. capitulum small head, chapter. ]
Defn: A summary. [Obs. ]
CAPITULUM
Ca *pit "u *lum, n.; pl. Capitula (. Etym: [L., a small head. ]
1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat. Gray.
2. (Anat. )
Defn: A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage.
Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla. ]
CAPIVI
Ca *pi "vi, n. Etym: [Cf. Copaiba. ]
Defn: A balsam of the Spanish West Indies. See Copaiba.
New American Oxford Dictionary
capias
ca pi as |ˈkāpēəs ˈkeɪpiəs | ▶noun ( pl. capiases ) Law a writ ordering the arrest of a named person. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin capias (ad respondendum ), literally ‘you are to seize (until reply is made ),’ from capere ‘take. ’
capillarity
cap il lar i ty |kapəˈlaritē ˌkæpəˈlɛrədi | ▶noun the tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension. Also called capillary action. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris ‘like a hair ’ (see capillary ).
capillary
cap il lar y |ˈkapəˌlerē ˈkæpəˌlɛri | ▶noun 1 Anatomy any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. 2 (also capillary tube ) a tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or relating to capillaries or capillarity. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin capillaris, from capillus ‘hair, ’ influenced by Old French capillaire .
capillary action
cap il lar y ac tion |ˈkæpəˌlɛri ˈækʃən | ▶noun another term for capillarity.
capillary attraction
cap il lar y at trac tion ▶noun the tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube to rise as a result of surface forces.
capillary joint
ca ¦pil |lary joint ▶noun a joint made between two pipes by putting their ends into a fitting that is only slightly larger than the pipes and filling the gap with molten solder.
capital
cap i tal 1 |ˈkapitl ˈkæpədl | ▶noun 1 (also capital city or town ) the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center. • [ with modifier ] a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product: Milan is the fashion capital of the world. 2 wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing: the senior partner would provide the initial capital | rates of return on invested capital were high. • the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities. • people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively: a conflict of interest between capital and labor. • [ with modifier ] a valuable resource of a particular kind: there is insufficient investment in human capital . 3 (also capital letter ) a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names: he wrote the name in capitals. ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] (of an offense or charge ) liable to the death penalty: murder was a capital crime. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a letter of the alphabet ) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names. 3 informal, dated excellent: he's a really capital fellow. ▶exclam. Brit. informal, dated used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight: That's splendid! Capital! PHRASES make capital out of use to one's own advantage: trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival. with a capital —— used to give emphasis to the word or concept in question: he's trouble with a capital T. DERIVATIVES cap i tal ly adverb capital 1 ( sense 3 of the adjective ) ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top, ’ later ‘standing at the head or beginning ’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head. ’
capital
cap i tal 2 |ˈkæpədl ˈkapitl | ▶noun Architecture the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head, ’ diminutive of Latin caput .
capital adequacy
cap |ital ad |equacy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the statutory minimum reserves of capital which a bank or other financial institution must have available.
capital gain
cap i tal gain ▶noun (often capital gains ) a profit from the sale of property or of an investment.
capital gains tax
cap i tal gains tax |kæpɪtlˈɡeɪnztæks | ▶noun a tax levied on profit from the sale of property or of an investment.
capital goods
cap i tal goods |ˈkæpədl ɡʊdz | ▶plural noun goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers. Often contrasted with consumer goods.
capital-intensive
cap i tal-in ten sive |ˈkæpədl ɪnˌtɛnsɪv | ▶adjective (of a business or industrial process ) requiring the investment of large sums of money.
capitalism
cap i tal ism |ˈkapətlˌizəm ˈkæpədlˌɪzəm | ▶noun an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
capitalist
cap i tal ist |ˈkapətlist ˈkæpədləst | ▶noun a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism: the creation of the factory system by nineteenth-century capitalists. ▶adjective practicing, supporting, or based on the principles of capitalism: capitalist countries | the global economy is essentially capitalist. DERIVATIVES cap i tal is tic |ˌkapətlˈistik |adjective, cap i tal is ti cal ly |ˌkapətlˈistik (ə )lē |adverb
capitalize
cap i tal ize |ˈkapətlˌīz ˈkæpədlˌaɪz | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (capitalize on ) take the chance to gain advantage from: an attempt by the opposition to capitalize on the government's embarrassment. 2 [ with obj. ] provide (a company or industry ) with capital: (as adj. capitalized ) : a highly capitalized industry. 3 realize (the present value of an income ); convert into capital. • reckon (the value of an asset ) by setting future benefits against the cost of maintenance: a trader will want to capitalize repairs expenditure. 4 [ with obj. ] write or print (a word or letter ) in capital letters. • begin (a word ) with a capital letter. DERIVATIVES cap i tal i za tion |ˌkapətl -əˈzāSHən |noun
capital levy
cap |ital levy ▶noun a tax by means of which the state appropriates a fixed proportion of private wealth.
capital market
cap i tal mar ket ▶noun the part of a financial system concerned with raising capital by dealing in shares, bonds, and other long-term investments.
capital punishment
cap i tal pun ish ment |ˈkæpədl ˈpənɪʃmənt | ▶noun the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.
capital ship
cap i tal ship ▶noun a large warship such as a battleship or aircraft carrier.
capital sum
cap i tal sum |ˈkæpədl səm | ▶noun a lump sum of money payable to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment.
capital territory
cap i tal ter ri to ry ▶noun a territory containing the capital city of a country, in Australia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and elsewhere.
capital transfer tax
capital transfer tax (abbrev.: CTT ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a tax levied on the transfer of capital by gift or bequest (replaced in 1986 by inheritance tax ).
capitano
ca pi ta no |ˌkapiˈtänō ˌkæpəˈtɑnoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. capitanos ) (in Italy or among Italian speakers ) a captain or chief (used chiefly as a form of address ). ORIGIN Italian.
capitate
cap i tate |ˈkapiˌtāt ˈkæpəteɪt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology ending in a distinct compact head. ▶noun (also capitate bone ) Anatomy the largest of the carpal bones, situated at the base of the palm of the hand and articulating with the third metacarpal. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin capitatus, from caput, capit- ‘head. ’
capitation
cap i ta tion |ˌkapiˈtāSHən ˌkæpəˈteɪʃən | ▶noun the payment of a fee or grant to a doctor, school, or other person or body providing services to a number of people, such that the amount paid is determined by the number of patients, students, or customers: the increased capitation enabled schools to offer students an enhanced curriculum | [ as modifier ] : income capitation fees. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting the counting of heads ): from late Latin capitatio ‘poll tax, ’ from caput ‘head. ’
Capitol
Cap i tol |ˈkapitl ˈkæpədl |(usu. the Capitol ) 1 the seat of the US Congress in Washington, DC. • ( capitol ) a building housing a legislative assembly: 50,000 people marched on New Jersey's state capitol. 2 the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. ORIGIN from Old French capitolie, capitoile, later assimilated to Latin Capitolium (from caput, capit- ‘head ’).
Capitol Hill
Cap i tol Hill |ˈkæpədl ˈhɪl | the region around the Capitol building in Washington, DC (often used as an allusive reference to the US Congress itself ).
Capitol Reef National Park
Cap i tol Reef Na tion al Park a preserve in south central Utah, noted for its fossils and rock formations.
capitular
ca pit u lar |kəˈpiCHələr kəˈpɪtʃələr | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to a cathedral chapter. 2 Anatomy & Biology of or relating to a capitulum. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin capitularis, from Latin capitulum ‘small head. ’
capitulary
ca pit u lar y |kəˈpiCHəˌlerē kəˈpɪtʃələri | ▶noun ( pl. capitularies ) historical a royal ordinance under the Merovingian dynasty. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin capitularius, from Latin capitulum in the sense ‘section of a law. ’
capitulate
ca pit u late |kəˈpiCHəˌlāt kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. DERIVATIVES ca pit u la tor |-ˈlātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms ’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings, ’ from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head. ’
capitulation
ca pit u la tion |kəˌpiCHəˈlāSHən kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən | ▶noun the action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand: the victor sees it as a sign of capitulation | a capitulation to wage demands. • (capitulations ) historical an agreement or set of conditions. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Latin capitulatio (n- ), from the verb capitulare (see capitulate ).
capitulum
ca pit u lum |kəˈpiCHələm kəˈpɪtʃələm | ▶noun ( pl. capitula |-lə | ) Anatomy & Biology a compact head of a structure, in particular a dense, flat cluster of small flowers or florets, as in plants of the daisy family. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of caput ‘head. ’
Oxford Dictionary
capias
capias |ˈkeɪpɪəs, ˈkap- | ▶noun ( pl. capiases ) Law a writ ordering the arrest of a named person. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin capias (ad respondendum ), literally ‘you are to seize (until reply is made )’, from capere ‘take ’.
capillarity
ca ¦pil |lar ¦ity |ˌkapɪˈlarɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension. Also called capillary action. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris ‘like a hair ’ (see capillary ).
capillary
capillary |kəˈpɪləri | ▶noun ( pl. capillaries ) 1 Anatomy any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. 2 (also capillary tube ) a tube which has an internal diameter of hair-like thinness. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to capillaries or capillarity. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin capillaris, from capillus ‘hair ’, influenced by Old French capillaire .
capillary action
ca ¦pil |lary ac ¦tion ▶noun another term for capillarity.
capillary attraction
cap il lar y at trac tion ▶noun the tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube to rise as a result of surface forces.
capillary joint
ca ¦pil |lary joint ▶noun a joint made between two pipes by putting their ends into a fitting that is only slightly larger than the pipes and filling the gap with molten solder.
capital
capital 1 |ˈkapɪt (ə )l | ▶noun 1 (also capital city or town ) the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region: Warsaw is the capital of Poland. • [ with modifier ] a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product: the fashion capital of the world. 2 [ mass noun ] wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing: rates of return on invested capital were high. • the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities. • people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively: a conflict of interest between capital and labour. • [ with modifier ] a valuable resource of a particular kind: there is insufficient investment in human capital . 3 (also capital letter ) a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names: he wrote the name in capitals. ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] (of an offence or charge ) liable to the death penalty: murder is the only capital crime in the state. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a letter of the alphabet ) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names. 3 informal, dated excellent: he's a really capital fellow. ▶exclamation Brit. informal, dated used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight: That's splendid! Capital! PHRASES make capital out of use to one's own advantage: the opposition are seeking to make political capital out of the scandal. with a capital —— used to give emphasis to the word in question: she was ugly with a capital U. DERIVATIVES capitally adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top ’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning ’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head ’.
capital
capital 2 |ˈkapɪt (ə )l | ▶noun Architecture the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head ’, diminutive of Latin caput .
capital adequacy
cap |ital ad |equacy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the statutory minimum reserves of capital which a bank or other financial institution must have available.
capital gain
cap |ital gain ▶noun (often capital gains ) a profit from the sale of property or an investment.
capital gains tax
capital gains tax |kapɪtlˈɡeɪnztaks |(abbrev.: CGT ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tax levied on profit from the sale of property or an investment.
capital goods
cap |ital goods ▶plural noun goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers. Often contrasted with consumer goods.
capital-intensive
capital-intensive ▶adjective (of a business or industrial process ) requiring the investment of large sums of money.
capitalism
cap ¦it ¦al |ism |ˈkapɪt (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
capitalist
cap ¦it ¦al |ist |ˈkapɪt (ə )lɪst | ▶noun a person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism. ▶adjective supporting or based on the principles of capitalism: capitalist countries | the global economy is essentially capitalist. DERIVATIVES capitalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective, capitalistically |-ˈlɪstɪk (ə )li |adverb
capitalization
capitalization |ˌkapɪt (ə )lʌɪˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |(also capitalisation ) ▶noun 1 Finance the provision of capital for a company, or the conversion of income or assets into capital. 2 the action of writing or printing in capital letters or with an initial capital.
capitalize
capitalize |ˈkapɪt (ə )lʌɪz |(also capitalise ) ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (capitalize on ) take the chance to gain advantage from: an attempt by the opposition to capitalize on the government's embarrassment. 2 [ with obj. ] provide (a company ) with capital: (as adj. capitalized ) : a highly capitalized industry. 3 [ with obj. ] realize (the present value of an income ); convert into capital. • reckon (the value of an asset ) by setting future benefits against the cost of maintenance: a trader will want to capitalize repairs expenditure. 4 [ with obj. ] write or print (a word or letter ) in capital letters. • begin (a word ) with a capital letter.
capital levy
cap |ital levy ▶noun a tax by means of which the state appropriates a fixed proportion of private wealth.
capital market
cap |ital mar ¦ket ▶noun the part of a financial system concerned with raising capital by dealing in shares, bonds, and other long-term investments.
capital punishment
cap |ital pun ¦ish |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.
capital ship
cap |ital ship ▶noun a large warship such as a battleship or aircraft carrier.
capital sum
cap |ital sum ▶noun a lump sum of money payable to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment.
capital territory
cap |ital ter ¦ri |tory ▶noun (in Australia, Nigeria, Pakistan, etc. ) the territory containing the capital city of the country.
capital transfer tax
capital transfer tax (abbrev.: CTT ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a tax levied on the transfer of capital by gift or bequest (replaced in 1986 by inheritance tax ).
capitano
capitano |ˌkapɪˈtɑːnəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. capitanos ) (in Italy or among Italian-speakers ) a captain or chief. ORIGIN Italian.
capitate
capitate |ˈkapɪteɪt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology ending in a distinct compact head. ▶noun (also capitate bone ) Anatomy the largest of the carpal bones, situated at the base of the palm of the hand and articulating with the third metacarpal. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin capitatus, from caput, capit-, ‘head ’.
capitation
capi |ta ¦tion |kapɪˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the payment of a fee or grant to a doctor, school, etc. , the amount of which is determined by the number of patients, pupils, or customers that are served: [ as modifier ] : income from capitation fees. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting the counting of heads ): from late Latin capitatio ‘poll tax ’, from caput ‘head ’.
Capitol
Capitol |ˈkapɪt (ə )l |(usu. the Capitol ) 1 the seat of the US Congress in Washington DC. • ( capitol ) US a building housing a legislative assembly: the work is on display at the Utah state capitol. 2 the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. ORIGIN from Old French capitolie, capitoile, later assimilated to Latin Capitolium (from caput, capit- ‘head ’).
Capitol Hill
Cap |itol Hill the region around the Capitol in Washington DC (often as an allusive reference to the US Congress itself ).
Capitol Reef National Park
Cap i tol Reef Na tion al Park a preserve in south central Utah, noted for its fossils and rock formations.
capitular
capitular |kəˈpɪtjʊlə | ▶adjective 1 relating to a cathedral chapter. 2 Anatomy & Biology relating to a capitulum. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin capitularis, from Latin capitulum ‘small head ’.
capitulary
capitulary |kəˈpɪtjʊləri | ▶noun ( pl. capitularies ) historical a royal command under the Merovingian dynasty. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin capitularius, from Latin capitulum in the sense ‘section of a law ’.
capitulate
capitulate |kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. DERIVATIVES capitulator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms ’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings ’, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head ’.
capitulation
ca ¦pitu |la ¦tion |kəpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of ceasing to resist an opponent or demand: she gave a sigh of capitulation | [ count noun ] : a capitulation to wage demands. • (capitulations ) historical an agreement or set of conditions.
capitulum
capitulum |kəˈpɪtjʊləm | ▶noun ( pl. capitula |-lə | ) Anatomy & Biology a compact head of a structure, in particular a dense flat cluster of small flowers or florets, as in plants of the daisy family. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of caput ‘head ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
capital
capital noun 1 Warsaw is the capital of Poland: first city, seat of government, metropolis. 2 she had the capital to pull off the deal: money, finance (s ), funds, wherewithal, means, assets, wealth, resources, investment capital; informal cash, dough, bread, loot, bucks. 3 he wrote the name in capitals: capital letters, uppercase letters, block letters; informal caps.
capitalism
capitalism noun the capitalism of emerging nations: free enterprise, private enterprise, the free market. ANTONYMS communism.
capitalist
capitalist noun a capitalist who made his fortune in textiles: financier, investor, industrialist; magnate, tycoon, entrepreneur, businessman, businesswoman.
capitalize
capitalize verb the capacity to capitalize new ventures: finance, fund, underwrite, provide capital for, back; informal bankroll, stake, grubstake. PHRASES capitalize on she tried to capitalize on Sam's misfortune by offering him a high-interest loan: take advantage of, profit from, make the most of, exploit; informal cash in on.
capitulate
capitulate verb the rebels had been forced to capitulate: surrender, give in /up, yield, concede defeat, give up the struggle, submit, knuckle under; lay down one's arms, raise /show the white flag, throw in the towel. ANTONYMS resist, hold out.
Oxford Thesaurus
capital
capital noun 1 Warsaw is the capital of Poland: first city, most important city, seat of government, centre of administration; metropolis. 2 by 1977 he had amassed enough capital to pull off the property deal of the century: money, finance (s ), funds, the wherewithal, the means, assets, wealth, resources, reserves, stock, principal; working capital, investment capital; informal dough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, shekels, moolah, the necessary, wad, boodle, dibs, gelt, ducats, rhino, gravy, scratch, stuff, oof; Brit. informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers; N. Amer. informal dinero, greenbacks, simoleons, bucks, jack, mazuma; Austral. /NZ informal Oscar; informal, dated splosh, green, tin; Brit. dated l.s.d.; N. Amer. informal, dated kale, rocks, shinplasters; archaic pelf. 3 he wrote the name in capitals: capital letter, upper-case letter, block capital; informal cap; technical uncial, uncial letter, majuscule letter. ▶adjective capital letters: upper-case, block; technical uncial, majuscule.
capitalism
capitalism noun private enterprise, free enterprise, private ownership, privatized industries, the free market, individualism; laissez-faire. ANTONYMS communism.
capitalist
capitalist noun financier, investor, industrialist; magnate, tycoon, mogul, nabob; plutocrat, money man; informal fat cat, yuppie, loadsamoney, moneybags.
capitalize
capitalize verb the capacity of mature businesses to capitalize rapidly growing ventures: finance, fund, underwrite, provide capital for, back, sponsor; N. Amer. bankroll; N. Amer. informal stake. PHRASES capitalize on an attempt by the opposition to capitalize on the government's embarrassment: take advantage of, profit from, turn to account, make capital out of, make the most of, exploit, benefit from, put to advantage; maximize; strike while the iron is hot, make hay while the sun shines; informal cash in on.
capitulate
capitulate verb by the end of the month, the rebels had been forced to capitulate: surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede defeat, give up the struggle, submit, back down, climb down, give way, cave in, succumb, crumble, bow to someone /something; relent, acquiesce, accede, come to terms; be beaten, be overcome, be overwhelmed, fall; lay down one's arms, raise /show the white flag; informal throw in the towel, throw in the sponge. ANTONYMS resist, hold out.
capitulation
capitulation noun the capitulation of the Republican forces: surrender, submission, yielding, giving in, succumbing, acquiescence, laying down of arms; fall, defeat. ANTONYMS resistance.
Duden Dictionary
Capistrum
Ca pis t rum , Ca pis trum Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Cap i strum |das Capistrum; Genitiv: des Capistrums, Plural: die Capistra lateinisch besondere Art eines Kopfverbandes um Schädel und Unterkiefer Halfterbinde
Capita
Ca pi ta |C a pita auch ˈkaː …|Plural von Caput
Capitium
Ca pi ti um Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Capit i um |das Capitium; Genitiv: des Capitiums, Plural: die Capitia lateinisch mützenartiger Kopfverband
capito
ca pi to Interjektion salopp |cap i to |italienisch capito? = verstanden?, zu: capire < lateinisch capere, kapieren [hast du ] verstanden?
capito?
ca pi to? Interjektion |cap i to? |lateinisch-italienisch verstanden?
Capitulum
Ca pi tu lum Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Cap i tulum |das Capitulum; Genitiv: des Capitulums, Plural: die Capitula Köpfchen, Gelenkköpfchen
French Dictionary
capillaire
capillaire adj. adjectif Relatif aux cheveux. : Une lotion capillaire. LOCUTION Vaisseaux capillaires. Vaisseaux extrêmes des veines ou des bronches, fins comme des cheveux. Note Orthographique capi ll aire.
capillarité
capillarité n. f. nom féminin Force qui fait monter le niveau des liquides dans un tube étroit. Note Orthographique capi ll arité.
capitaine
capitaine n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Chef d ’armée. 2 Commandant, commandante d ’un bateau. : Nous sommes invités à la table du capitaine. 3 sports Chef d ’une équipe de joueurs, de joueuses. : Pierre-Luc est capitaine de l ’équipe de hockey.
capital
capital n. m. (pl. capitaux ) nom masculin 1 Somme qui produit des intérêts ou des dividendes. : Intérêt et capital. 2 Investissement. : Des capitaux étrangers. 3 Richesse d ’une personne, d ’une nation, d ’un pays. SYNONYME bien . 4 figuré Patrimoine (intellectuel, politique, culturel, etc. ) d ’une personne, d ’un groupe. : Ces personnes jouissent d ’un capital politique considérable, d ’un grand capital de sympathie qu ’elles ne doivent pas dilapider.
capital
capital , ale , aux adj. adjectif Essentiel. : La question est capitale. Des enjeux capitaux. SYNONYME fondamental ; primordial ; principal . LOCUTIONS Lettre capitale. Lettre majuscule. SYNONYME capitale . Peine capitale. Peine de mort.
capitale
capitale n. f. nom féminin 1 Ville où siège le gouvernement d ’un État. : Rome est la capitale de l ’Italie. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom métropole, ville principale. 2 typographie Lettre majuscule. : Écris ton nom en capitales ou en petites capitales. tableau – majuscules et minuscules.
capitalisable
capitalisable adj. adjectif Qui peut être capitalisé. : Des intérêts capitalisables.
capitalisation
capitalisation n. f. nom féminin Action de capitaliser.
capitaliser
capitaliser v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Ajouter le revenu au capital. : Capitaliser des intérêts. verbe intransitif Amasser de l ’argent. : Il préfère capitaliser plutôt que dépenser. SYNONYME thésauriser . FORME FAUTIVE capitaliser. Anglicisme au sens de tirer profit de, tirer parti de. aimer
capitalisme
capitalisme n. m. nom masculin Régime économique selon lequel des personnes possèdent des capitaux, des moyens de production.
capitaliste
capitaliste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui se rapporte au capitalisme. : Un système capitaliste. nom masculin et féminin 1 Partisan du capitalisme. 2 Personne qui investit des capitaux dans une entreprise, dans le but d ’en tirer un revenu.
capiteux
capiteux , euse adj. adjectif Qui monte à la tête. : Un parfum capiteux. SYNONYME entêtant ; grisant ; troublant . Note Orthographique capiteu x.
capiton
capiton n. m. nom masculin 1 Rembourrage. : Le capiton moelleux d ’un siège. 2 Accumulation de graisse dans les tissus sous-cutanés et épaississement de la peau. : La chasse aux capitons.
capitonnage
capitonnage n. m. nom masculin Action de capitonner. : Le capitonnage d ’une bergère. Note Orthographique capito nn age.
capitonner
capitonner v. tr. verbe transitif Rembourrer. : Capitonner des sièges. aimer Note Orthographique capito nn er.
capitulaire
capitulaire adj. adjectif Relatif aux assemblées de religieux. LOCUTION Lettre capitulaire. Lettre ornée au début d ’un chapitre. SYNONYME lettrine .
capitulation
capitulation n. f. nom féminin Action de capituler. : Signer la capitulation de l ’armée vaincue. SYNONYME reddition .
capitule
capitule n. m. nom masculin Groupement de fleurs sur l ’extrémité élargie du pédoncule. : Les têtes d ’artichaut sont des capitules.
capituler
capituler v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Se rendre. : Après trois heures de combat, ils ont capitulé. 2 figuré Céder, reconnaître qu ’on a perdu. : Nous capitulons, vous gagnez. SYNONYME renoncer . aimer
Spanish Dictionary
capi
capi nombre masculino 1 coloquial Capitán .2 Chile Vaina tierna de las leguminosas .
capí
capí nombre masculino Bol Harina blanca de maíz .
capia
capia nombre femenino 1 Arg, Colomb, Perú Maíz blanco muy dulce que se usa para preparar golosinas .2 Arg, Colomb Masa hecha con harina de capia y azúcar .3 Bol Harina de maíz tostado .4 Bol Masa hecha con esta harina .
capibara
capibara nombre masculino Mamífero roedor de unos 120 cm de largo y 50 cm de alto, cuerpo algo rechoncho, pelo cerdoso de color pardo, y patas y orejas cortas; tiene hábitos semiacuáticos, se alimenta de peces y hierbas, y se domestica con facilidad; vive en regiones cálidas de América, a orillas de ríos y lagos :el capibara es el mayor de los roedores vivientes .SINÓNIMO capiguara, capincho, carpincho, chigüire .
capicatí
capicatí nombre masculino Planta de raíz muy aromática y de sabor cálido y acre, que se usa para elaborar un licor :el capicatí es una planta que se encuentra en Argentina y Paraguay .
capicúa
capicúa adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [número, palabra ] Que se lee igual de izquierda a derecha que de derecha a izquierda :cantidad capicúa; el 6996 es un número capicúa; la palabra ‘anilina ’ es capicúa .Es invariable en número .2 nombre masculino Jugada que consiste en hacer dominó con una ficha que puede colocarse en cualquiera de los dos extremos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del catalán cap-i-cua, compuesto de cap ‘cabeza ’ y cua ‘cola ’, que indica la identidad del principio y final .
capiguara
capiguara nombre masculino Bol Capibara .
capilar
capilar adjetivo 1 Del cabello o relacionado con él :arreglo capilar; en la piscina es imprescindible el uso de gorra de goma y sandalias para evitar contagios de carácter capilar o cutáneo .2 [tubo ] Que tiene un diámetro interior semejante al grosor de un cabello :el termómetro clínico consiste en un tubo de vidrio graduado en el intervalo de 35 a 42, en cuyo interior hay un tubo muy fino (tubo capilar ), más ancho en el extremo inferior, que contiene mercurio .3 nombre masculino Vaso sanguíneo muy fino de los muchos que establecen la comunicación entre las últimas ramificaciones de las arterias y las de las venas, y en los cuales se produce el intercambio de nutrientes y productos de desecho entre las células y la sangre :en los alvéolos pulmonares hay dos membranas muy finas, la pared del alvéolo y la pared del capilar sanguíneo, que separan el aire de la sangre .También capilar sanguíneo .4 adjetivo anat De estos vasos sanguíneos o relacionado con ellos :el líquido intersticial circula entre las células de los tejidos y se renueva continuamente gracias al flujo de sangre capilar .5 fís De la capilaridad o relacionado con ella :ascensión capilar; transporte capilar .capilar linfático anat Vaso linfático muy fino de los muchos en que se inicia la circulación linfática y se acumula la linfa procedente de los tejidos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín capillaris, derivado de capillus ‘cabello ’.
capilaridad
capilaridad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de capilar .2 fís Propiedad en virtud de la cual la superficie libre de un líquido puesto en contacto con un sólido sube o baja en las proximidades de este, según que el líquido lo moje o no; sus efectos son especialmente aparentes en el interior de los tubos capilares o entre dos láminas muy próximas :desde las raíces hasta las hojas se mantiene una columna continua de agua en los tubos del xilema, que es debida a la capilaridad y a la transpiración vegetal .
capilaritis
capilaritis nombre femenino Inflamación de los vasos capilares .
capilla
capilla nombre femenino 1 Lugar reservado al culto religioso, generalmente con altar, en un hospital, palacio, cárcel, etc. :en las viejas universidades siempre hay una capilla .2 Parte de una iglesia o habitación de una casa particular donde hay un altar, generalmente bajo una advocación .capilla mayor Capilla principal de una iglesia, donde se halla el presbiterio y el altar mayor .3 Conjunto de capellanes, ministros y dependientes religiosos de una capilla .4 Conjunto de músicos retribuidos de una iglesia :concierto a cargo de la capilla de la catedral .5 Altar portátil para regimientos y otros cuerpos militares .6 Grupo de personas que se mantienen unidas para ayudarse entre ellas, hacerse valer frente a algo o alguien o encumbrarse :no hagan capilla, que eso no traerá mejoras .capilla ardiente Lugar en una iglesia o casa particular donde se dispone a un difunto para velarlo y rendirle las primeras honras fúnebres .en capilla i Se usa para indicar el estado de un reo desde que se le notifica la sentencia de muerte hasta que esta se ejecuta .ii Se usa para indicar el estado de la persona que está pendiente de conocer un resultado determinante para ella .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín vulgar cappella , que alude al pedazo de capa que san Martín dio a un pobre y al oratorio que se erigió donde se guardaba esta reliquia. A la misma familia etimológica pertenece capellán .
capillo
capillo nombre masculino 1 Vestidura de tela blanca que se pone en la cabeza de los niños al bautizarlos .2 nombre masculino Hoja de tabaco que constituye la primera capa de la tripa de los cigarros puros .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del latín vulgar cappellus, vestidura de la cabeza .
capincho
capincho nombre masculino RPlata Carpincho .
capirotada
capirotada nombre femenino 1 Amér Plato criollo a base de carne, maíz tierno tostado, queso, manteca y especias .2 Esp Aderezo de huevos, ajos, hierbas y otros ingredientes con que se reboza o con el que está rebozado un alimento .3 Méx Dulce que se prepara con trozos de pan blanco remojado en miel, queso rallado, cacahuates, almendras, pasas y otros ingredientes .4 Méx eufemismo Fosa común en la que son enterradas las personas pobres .
capirotazo
capirotazo nombre masculino Esp Golpe dado, generalmente en la cabeza, haciendo resbalar con fuerza, sobre la yema del pulgar, el revés de la última falange de otro dedo de la misma mano, normalmente el corazón .SINÓNIMO tincanque .
capirote
capirote nombre masculino 1 Gorro alto en forma de cono, generalmente de cartón y cubierto de tela, que forma parte del hábito que llevan algunos penitentes y cofrades en las procesiones de Semana Santa en España :a los encapuchados, la tela del capirote les cubre la cara .2 Gorro alto en forma de cono, con uno o más velos que cuelgan de la punta; es el gorro con el que actualmente se representa el traje de hada :en esta imagen del siglo xv se contempla un grupo de damas con capirote .3 Caperuza de cuero con que se cubre la cabeza de un ave de cetrería para mantenerla quieta hasta el momento de soltarla y hacerla volar en busca de una presa .4 zool Conjunto de plumas que cubre la parte superior de la cabeza de las aves .SINÓNIMO capucha . VÉASE mangas y capirotes .
capirro, -rra
capirro, -rra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Cuba [animal ] Que resulta del cruce de dos ejemplares de distinta raza .
capisayo
capisayo nombre masculino 1 Prenda de vestir compuesta de un sayo con capucha; era una prenda usada antiguamente por gente trabajadora y personas de baja condición social .2 Colomb Camisa corta, ajustada y sin cuello .
capiscar
capiscar verbo transitivo coloquial Entender, comprender las cosas ¿capiscas lo que te digo?
capiscol
capiscol nombre masculino 1 Canónigo, cargo episcopal que antiguamente dirigía el coro en una catedral .SINÓNIMO chantre, sochantre .2 Sochantre que dirige el canto gregoriano en una catedral .
cápita
cápita Palabra que se utiliza en la expresión latina per cápita, que significa ‘por cabeza ’ o ‘por persona ’:renta per cápita; en los últimos diez años ha habido un aumento en su consumo anual de dos litros per cápita .
capitación
capitación nombre femenino Impuesto que se paga por persona, independientemente de su renta o de sus propiedades .
capital
capital adjetivo 1 Que constituye el origen, cabeza o parte vital o principal de alguna cosa :un problema capital .2 adjetivo /nombre femenino Letra, generalmente mayúscula, que empieza un capítulo, un artículo u otro texto y que tiene un cuerpo considerablemente mayor que el resto de las letras del texto :las capitales eran las iniciales absolutas de los manuscritos medievales y se adornaban especialmente .SINÓNIMO capitular .3 nombre femenino Población donde reside el gobierno de un país o los órganos administrativos de una provincia o distrito :la capital del Estado; la capital de provincias .En España, se construye a menudo en aposición al nombre propio de una ciudad para distinguir esta de su provincia: vivirá en Ávila capital .4 Población con una posición destacada en algún aspecto o actividad :durante años París fue la capital de la moda; Chile es la capital del cobre; Barcelona es la capital del modernismo .5 nombre masculino Dinero y conjunto de bienes convertibles en él que posee una persona :el capital de una empresa .capital social Capital que los socios de una sociedad aportan a esta para desarrollar su actividad comercial .6 Dinero, considerado como instrumento de producción y, más propiamente, potencia económica en dinero, crédito, influencia moral, etc. , capaz de proporcionar los elementos necesarios para el establecimiento y marcha de una industria u otro negocio . VÉASE evasión de capital; fuga de capital; pecado capital; pena capital . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín capitalis ‘perteneciente a la cabeza ’, ‘principal ’, derivado de caput , capitis ‘cabeza ’. Todas las acepciones proceden de la idea de ‘cabeza ’ como parte principal del cuerpo. Del mismo origen que caudal (V.). De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitalidad
capitalidad nombre femenino Condición de ser una población la capital de un país, de una comunidad autónoma, de una provincia o de un distrito :El Greco llega a Toledo en 1577, cuando la antigua ciudad imperial ya había perdido su capitalidad .
capitalino, -na
capitalino, -na adjetivo 1 De la capital de un estado, o de una unidad administrativa del mismo, o relacionado con ella .2 Relativo a San Miguelito, ciudad de Panamá, o a sus habitantes .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de San Miguelito .
capitalismo
capitalismo nombre masculino 1 Sistema económico y social basado en la propiedad privada de los medios de producción, en la importancia del capital como generador de riqueza y en la asignación de los recursos a través del mecanismo del mercado :en contraste con la economía agraria, el capitalismo está fundado sobre la posibilidad de hacer fructificar el dinero, obteniendo intereses .capitalismo de estado Sistema económico, político y social en el que los medios de producción están controlados por el Estado .2 Conjunto de capitales y capitalistas, así como su influencia y poder en la sociedad .
capitalista
capitalista adjetivo 1 Del capital, del capitalismo o relacionado con ellos :sistema capitalista; economía capitalista; el negocio del rock es una creación estrictamente capitalista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario del capitalismo :marxistas y capitalistas .3 nombre común Persona que posee mucho dinero o bienes materiales :convocó a los capitalistas del pueblo para proponerles un negocio .4 Persona que pone el dinero o capital en un negocio en el que otras personas trabajan para él :Fourier defendía la desaparición del capitalista que vive del trabajo de los demás; el fabricante adelantaba la materia prima, en la casa se efectuaba parte del proceso productivo, y luego el propio capitalista se encargaba de la finalización y comercialización del producto . VÉASE socio capitalista .
capitalizable
capitalizable adjetivo Que puede ser capitalizado :en todo lo vinculado a las artes mágicas y a los ritos religiosos cualquier signo de poderes sobrenaturales resulta capitalizable .
capitalización
capitalización nombre femenino 1 Acción de capitalizar .2 Efecto de capitalizar .
capitalizar
capitalizar verbo transitivo 1 Fijar el capital que corresponde a determinado rendimiento o interés, según el tipo que se adopta para el cálculo .2 Agregar a un capital los rendimientos o intereses que este ha producido .3 Utilizar en propio beneficio una acción o una situación, aunque sean ajenas . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .
capitalmente
capitalmente adverbio 1 En el origen, parte vital o principal :para Maquiavelo la política consiste capitalmente en una relación de dominación .2 De forma mortal o muy grave :herir capitalmente .
capitán, -tana
capitán, -tana nombre masculino y femenino 1 Militar del cuerpo de oficiales de los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire que tiene categoría inmediatamente superior a la de teniente e inmediatamente inferior a la de comandante; está al mando de una compañía, un escuadrón o una batería .2 nombre masculino Militar del cuerpo de jefes de la Armada que tiene diferente graduación según la determinación específica que lo acompañe .capitán de corbeta Capitán de la Armada que tiene categoría inmediatamente superior a la de teniente de navío e inmediatamente inferior a la de capitán de fragata :el grado de capitán de corbeta corresponde al de comandante de los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire .capitán de fragata Capitán de la Armada que tiene categoría inmediatamente superior a la de capitán de corbeta e inmediatamente inferior a la de capitán de navío :el grado de capitán de fragata corresponde al de teniente coronel de los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire .capitán de navío Capitán de la Armada que tiene categoría inmediatamente superior a la de capitán de fragata e inmediatamente inferior a la de contraalmirante :el grado de capitán de navío corresponde al de coronel de los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire .3 Persona que manda un buque mercante o un barco de pasajeros, o que mandaba antiguamente un barco de guerra :capitán pirata; nos presentaron al capitán y su tripulación .4 nombre masculino y femenino Persona que capitanea un grupo o una banda, especialmente un equipo deportivo :capitán de una banda de forajidos; brazalete de capitán; el jugador que lleva más años en el equipo es el capitán .5 nombre femenino Esposa del capitán (militar ).Es una forma en retroceso .6 nombre masculino y femenino formal Genéricamente, caudillo militar :Alejandro Magno fue uno de los más grandes capitanes del mundo .7 nombre masculino Cuba, Méx Jefe de comedor en un restaurante .capitán general i Militar del cuerpo de generales que tiene el grado militar más alto del ejército español :el rey Juan Carlos I es el capitán general de las Fuerzas Armadas; el grado inmediatamente inferior al de capitán general recibe el nombre de teniente general en los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire, y el de almirante en la Armada .ii Jefe superior de una región militar, aérea o naval :la recepción ofrecida en el Parlamento contó con la destacada presencia del capitán general de la IV Región Militar . VÉASE las cuentas del Gran Capitán . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiv ) del latín capitanus ‘jefe ’, derivado de caput , capitis ‘cabeza ’ en el sentido de ‘parte principal del cuerpo ’, ‘principal ’ y de ahí a ‘persona que tiene el mando ’. De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitana
capitana adjetivo /nombre femenino [embarcación de una flota ] Que dirige el jefe de una escuadra y en la que enarbola su insignia :Colón iba en la nao capitana .
capitanear
capitanear verbo transitivo 1 Estar al mando de una tropa o un grupo de militares en condición de capitán .2 Estar al mando de un grupo de personas, un organismo, una acción, etc. :capitanear un barco; capitanear una huelga; el equipo juvenil, capitaneado por Serafín López, llegó a la final; la empresa capitaneará un holding multinacional .
capitanía
capitanía nombre femenino Empleo o grado de capitán :alcanzar la capitanía; se auguraba a sí mismo una gloriosa capitanía .capitanía general i Cargo de capitán general de región :Palafox, tras pasar toda la guerra prisionero en Francia, retomó la capitanía general de Aragón en 1814 .ii Edificio en el que ejerce su mandato un capitán general de región, con las correspondientes oficinas militares y organismos diversos que funcionan a las órdenes de este :la Capitanía General investiga las causas del accidente de un aparato perteneciente al Batallón de Helicópteros .iii Territorio bajo la autoridad militar de un capitán general de región .
capitel
capitel nombre masculino 1 arq Pieza decorada con diferentes molduras que corona el fuste de una columna, pilar o pilastra y que recibe el peso del entablamento :el orden compuesto, muy tardío, funde las formas del capitel corintio, del que toma las hojas de acanto, y del jónico, del que repite las volutas .2 arq Pieza piramidal, poligonal o cónica, que remata la parte superior de una torre o cubierta, generalmente de una iglesia .SINÓNIMO chapitel .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del occitano antiguo capitel , procedente del latín capitellum, diminutivo de caput , capitis ‘cabeza ’. Se ha aplicado a la parte superior de la columna por analogía con el cuerpo humano. De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitolino, -na
capitolino, -na adjetivo 1 Del capitolio o que tiene relación con este edificio .2 nombre masculino Punta de piedra preciosa con que se adornan ciertos objetos .
capitolio
capitolio nombre masculino 1 Edificio monumental, generalmente situado en un lugar elevado, que suele estar destinado a ser sede parlamentaria o administrativa de una nación .2 Edificación romana que comprende tres templos dedicados a Júpiter, Juno y Minerva, respectivamente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín capitolium, derivado de caput , capitis en el significado de ‘parte principal del cuerpo ’ y luego ‘principal ’. De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitoné
capitoné adjetivo 1 Acolchado .2 nombre masculino Vagón de un tren, en ocasiones acolchado, que está acondicionado para transportar muebles .3 Esp Vehículo acondicionado para transportar muebles por carretera :uno de los hombres estaba abajo para recibir los muebles y aposentarlos en el interior del capitoné .
capitonear
capitonear verbo transitivo Arg, Cuba, Urug Poner lana, estopa, guata u otro material blando entre dos telas, y luego unirlas con pespuntes trazados en los sentidos a lo largo y ancho para que se convierta en una sola pieza :la bolsa de dormir es muy abrigada porque es capitoneada .SINÓNIMO acolchar .
capitoste
capitoste nombre común despectivo Persona con mucha influencia y mando :tales objetivos trajeron como consecuencia un caciquismo efectivo en cada rama del saber, personalizado en un capitoste de la institución .
capítula
capítula nombre femenino Pasaje de la Biblia que se reza en todas las horas canónicas, después de los salmos y las antífonas, excepto en maitines .
capitulación
capitulación nombre femenino 1 Acuerdo firmado entre dos partes sobre un negocio o asunto, generalmente importante o grave :en el año 1085, Alfonso VI, rey de Castilla y León, se apoderó de Toledo a través de un pacto o capitulación en el que se comprometió a respetar la religión y costumbres de sus habitantes .2 Convenio por el que se estipulan las condiciones de la rendición de un ejército, plaza o cualquier unidad militar :(fig ) definió la democratización de la URSS como una capitulación ante Occidente .3 capitulaciones nombre femenino plural Convenio que se establece entre los futuros esposos ante notario en virtud del cual se decide el régimen económico del matrimonio .También capitulaciones matrimoniales .
capitular
capitular 1 adjetivo 1 De un cabildo (secular o eclesiástico ) o del capítulo de una orden, o relacionado con ellos :disposiciones capitulares; archivo capitular; la Biblioteca Capitular de la catedral de Verona .2 nombre masculino Miembro de una comunidad eclesiástica o secular con voto en ella :capitular de un municipio .3 nombre femenino /adjetivo Letra mayúscula, ya sea de imprenta o manuscrita :en un friso de la torre se lee un rótulo escrito con letra capitular romana que dice: “María concebida sin pecado original ”.4 Letra, generalmente mayúscula, que empieza un capítulo, un artículo u otro texto y que tiene un cuerpo considerablemente mayor que el resto de las letras del texto :en los códices antiguos, la letra capitular solía ir adornada o pintada; eran trabajos sensacionales de brillantes y tupidas orlas, de relevantes capitulares y delicadas letras góticas hoy difíciles de hacer .SINÓNIMO capital .5 nombre femenino Ordenanza dictada por un rey de las dinastías merovingia o carolingia :del año 873 es una capitular de Carlos el Calvo que se propone suprimir de la faz terrestre a los impíos y los fabricantes de venenos .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de capítulo . De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitular
capitular 2 verbo intransitivo 1 Rendirse, especialmente en la guerra, siguiendo determinadas condiciones estipuladas con el enemigo :a pesar de las numerosas muestras de valor, los madrileños tuvieron finalmente que capitular ante las fuerzas de Napoleón, victoriosas en todos los escenarios europeos; Jaca, la última plaza en rendirse, capituló ante los franceses el 12 de febrero de 1814 .2 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo formal Pactar una cosa [varias personas ]:capitular las condiciones; capitular con iguales; (fig ) capitular con la conciencia .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado verbal de capítulo ‘asamblea, reunión, junta ’. De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
capitulario
capitulario nombre masculino Libro de coro que contiene las capítulas .
capitulear
capitulear verbo intransitivo Arg, Chile, Perú Gestionar actividades en una corporación o cuerpo colegiado con la intención de lograr distintas adhesiones o voluntades .SINÓNIMO cabildear .
capítulo
capítulo nombre masculino 1 Cada una de las partes, generalmente numeradas, en que se divide un escrito; suele tratar un aspecto concreto de la materia o asunto principal del escrito .2 Asamblea de los religiosos y clérigos regulares de una orden para elegir a los prelados y tratar otros asuntos .3 Asamblea de los miembros de una orden militar para deliberar y acordar cosas relacionadas con los intereses de la misma .4 Falta que se imputa a la persona que ejerció un cargo :capítulo de culpas .5 bot Inflorescencia formada por un conjunto de flores simples que nacen juntas y apretadas en un receptáculo común, cada uno de los cuales parece a su vez una única flor .SINÓNIMO cabezuela .6 capítulos nombre masculino plural Esp Capitulaciones :capítulos matrimoniales .capítulo aparte Cosa digna de ser tratada con atención especial :la obra en prosa de Quevedo merece un capítulo aparte .llamar (o traer ) a capítulo Exigir a una persona que dé cuentas de su conducta .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín capitulum ‘letra capital, capítulo ’, diminutivo de caput , capitis ‘cabeza ’ en el sentido de parte superior; de ahí surgió capítulo con el significado de ‘letra capital ’, por encabezar el capítulo y posteriormente el capítulo mismo. Del mismo origen que cabildo (V.). De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).
Sanseido Dictionary
CAPIC
CAPIC キャピック 〖 Correctional Association Prison Industry Cooperation 〗財団法人矯正協会刑務作業協力事業部の通称 。また ,刑務所の受刑者が作業で製作する刑務作業製品の商標名 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
capillary
cap il lar y /kǽpəlèri |kəpɪ́ləri /名詞 複 -ies C 〘医 〙1 毛細血管 .2 毛細管 (capillary tube ).形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗毛細血管のある ; 毛細管の ; 毛のように細い, 毛状の .~̀ á ction [attr á ction ]毛管現象, 毛管作用 .
capital
cap i tal /kǽpət (ə )l / (! Capitolと同音 ) 〖語源は 「頭の 」>「主要な 」〗(名 )capitalism, capitalist 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 首都 , 首府 (capital city ); (産業などの )中心都市 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗首都の ▸ Paris is the capital of France .パリはフランスの首都である ▸ What's the capital of Australia? オーストラリアの首都はどこですか ▸ Traffic congestion is a big problem in the capital .交通渋滞は首都の大問題である ▸ Ohio's state capital オハイオ州の州都 2 U 〖具体例ではa ~〗資本 (金 ); 元金 , 元手 (→interest 4 ); 資産 ; (一般に )資源 ▸ We set up with a capital of only $10,000 .私たちはわずか1万ドルの資本金で商売を始めた ▸ initial [working ] capital 創業 [運転 ]資金 ▸ human [fixed ] capital 人的資本 [固定資産 ]▸ capital and interest 元利 3 C 大文字 , 頭文字 (capital letter )(↔small letter )▸ Please write your name in capitals .名前を大文字で書いてください .4 U 〘経 〙資本家階級 [側 ].5 U 〘経 〙純資産 .6 C 〘建 〙柱頭 .m à ke c á pital (out ) of A A 〈立場 状況など 〉を利用する, Aにつけ込む (exploit ).形容詞 比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗大文字の , 頭文字の ▸ April is written with a capital “A.”Aprilは大文字のAで書き始める .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗死刑に値する 〈犯罪など 〉; 致命的な 〈失敗など 〉▸ a capital crime [offense ]死罪 3 ⦅やや古 英 ⦆すばらしい ; 〖間投詞的に 〗すごいぞ .4 主要な ▸ a matter of capital importance 最重要事 5 資本の ; 元金の ▸ capital investments 資本投資 with a c á pital A 1 ↑1 .2 ⦅話 ⦆まったくの, 本当の (!Aは先行する語の頭文字 ) ▸ You are wrong with a capital W!どう考えたってあなたの間違いだ .~̀ á ssets 〖複数扱い 〗〘経 〙固定資産 .~̀ exp é nditure [ó utlay ]〘経 〙資本支出 .~̀ g á in 〖通例 ~s 〗キャピタルゲイン, 資本利得 〘株 不動産などの売却益 〙.~̀ g á ins t à x 〘経 〙資本利得税 .~̀ g ó ods 〖複数扱い 〗〘経 〙資本財 (↔consumer goods ).~̀ l é vy 〘経 〙資本課税 .~̀ m á rket 〘経 〙資本市場 .~̀ p ú nishment 死刑 (death penalty ).~̀ sh í p 主力艦 .~̀ s ú m (傷害保険などの )最高支払い額 .~̀ s ú rplus ⦅米 ⦆〘経 〙資本剰余金 (⦅英 ⦆share premium ).
capital-intensive
c à pital-int é nsive 形容詞 巨額の投資を必要とする, 資本集約的な 〈事業 産業など 〉(↔labor-intensive ).
capitalism
cap i tal ism /kǽpət (ə )lɪ̀z (ə )m /→capital 名詞 U 資本主義 (体制 )(→communism , socialism ).
capitalist
cap i tal ist /kǽpət (ə )ləst /→capital 名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 資本主義者 .2 資本家 , 起 [事 ]業家 ; 資本家, 大金持ち .形容詞 資本主義の , 資本家の (capitalistic )▸ the capitalist system 資本主義体制 (capitalism )
capitalistic
cap i tal is tic /kæ̀pət (ə )lɪ́stɪk /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗資本主義的な [に基づく ].
capitalization
cap i tal i za tion /kæ̀pət (ə )ləzéɪʃ (ə )n |-laɪ -/名詞 U 1 資本化 ; 投資 ; 資本総額 .2 大文字の使用 .
capitalize
cap i tal ize /kǽpət (ə )làɪz /動詞 自動詞 «…を » 利用する, «…に » つけ込む «on » ▸ capitalize on his popularity 彼の人気を利用する 他動詞 1 …を大文字で書く [印刷する ]; 〈語 〉を大文字で始める .2 …を資本化する, 資本として用いる ; 〘商 〙〈株式など 〉の現在価値を算定する .3 〈会社 事業など 〉に出資する ▸ well capitalized companies 資本が充実した会社
capitation
cap i ta tion /kæ̀pɪtéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C 人頭税, ポールタックス .2 U 均等割りの支払い [支払金, 料金 ].
Capitol
Cap i tol /kǽpət (ə )l / (! capitalと同音 ) 名詞 1 ⦅米 ⦆〖the ~〗国会議事堂 (the United States Capitol ) (!日本のはthe Diet Building; 英国のはHouses of Parliament ) ; C 〖通例c -〗州議事堂 (Statehouse ).2 〖the ~〗(古代ローマの )カピトリヌス丘 [神殿 ].3 ⦅米 ⦆国会議事堂のある丘, キャピトルヒル (Capitol Hill ); U 米国議会 (!the Hillともいう ) .
capitulate
ca pit u late /kəpɪ́tʃəlèɪt |-tju- /動詞 自動詞 ⦅かたく ⦆1 «…に対して » 抵抗を止める , 【反対していた事などを 】受け入れる «to » .2 «…に » 降伏する, 屈伏する «to » .
capitulation
ca p ì t u l á tion 名詞 1 U 降伏 ; C 降伏文書 .2 C 要約, 要項 .3 〖~s 〗協定, 合意事項 .