CAPTION

caption, legend

(noun) brief description accompanying an illustration

subtitle, caption

(noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

caption

(noun) taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; “a mere caption unworthy of a reply”

caption

(verb) provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

caption (plural captions)

(typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

(cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.

(legal) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.

(obsolete, legal) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).

Usage notes

In film and video, captions may transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it, while subtitles translate foreign-language dialogue.

Verb

caption (third-person singular simple present captions, present participle captioning, simple past and past participle captioned)

To add captions to a text or illustration.

To add captions to a film or broadcast.

Anagrams

• Pontiac, anticop, paction

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"tion, n. Etym: [L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses 3 and 4, perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head. See Capacious.]

1. A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.] This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon.

2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.

3. (Law)

Definition: That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it taken, found, or executed. Bouvier. Wharton.

4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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