cap·tion (k p sh n)n. 1. A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph. 2. A series of words superimposed on the bottom of television or motion picture frames that communicate dialogue to the hearing-impaired or translate foreign dialogue. 3. A title or heading, as of a document or article. 4. Law The heading of a pleading or other document that identifies the parties, court, term, and number of the action. tr.v. cap·tioned, cap·tion·ing, cap·tions To furnish a caption for. [Middle English capcioun, arrest, from Old French capcion, from Latin capti  , captin-, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
caption [ˈkæpʃən]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc.
3. (Performing Arts) graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation
4. (Performing Arts) another name for subtitle [2]
5. (Law) the formal heading of a legal document stating when, where, and on what authority it was taken or made
vb
to provide with a caption or captions
[C14 (meaning: seizure, an arrest; later, heading of a legal document): from Latin captiō a seizing, from capere to take]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | caption - taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" exception - grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception" |
| 2. | caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" | |
| 3. | caption - brief description accompanying an illustration title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive | |
| Verb | 1. | caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing |
Translations
caption [ˈkæpʃən]
caption
n → Überschrift f, → Titel m; (under cartoon) → Bildunterschrift f; (Film: = subtitle) → Untertitel m
vt → betiteln, mit einer Überschrift or einem Titel etc versehen
caption [ˈkæpʃ/ən] n (heading) → intestazione f; (to cartoon) → fumetto; (for illustration, table) → didascalia
caption [ˈkæpʃ/ən] n (heading) → intestazione f; (to cartoon) → fumetto; (for illustration, table) → didascalia
caption [ˈkæpʃ/ən] n (heading) → intestazione f; (to cartoon) → fumetto; (for illustration, table) → didascalia
n caption [ˈkӕpʃən]
a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc a witty caption. byskrif, onderskrif عُنْوان أو تَعليق عَلى صورَةٍ أو فيلم надпис titulek, nadpis, popisek billedtekst; undertekst die Überschrift υπότιτλος, λεζάντα leyenda pealkiri, tiiter عنوان؛ زیر نویس kuvateksti légende כְּתוּבִיוֹת चित्र-परिचय शीर्षक naslov, natpis felirat teks (teikni)myndatexti titolo, didascalia 見出し (영화, TV등의) 캡션 užrašas, titras paraksts; titrs sarikata opschrift (bilde-/film)tekst podpis, napis legenda legendă; subtitlu (суб)титр nadpis, titulok podnaslov titl rubrik, titel, bild-, filmtext คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ altyazı 標題，說明文字 заголовок عنوان ، سرنانواں phụ đề 解说词，字幕
caption → تعليق nadpis billedtekst Überschrift κεφαλίδα pie de foto kuvateksti légende navodnik didascalia キャプション 표제 titel bildetekst nagłówek legenda заголовок överskrift คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ resim başlığı lời chú thích 说明
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