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noun
1.
a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
2.
a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
3.
an entry in such a book, record, or list.
4.
an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
5.
EXPANDregistration or registry.
6.
a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
8.
Music.
a.
the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.
b.
a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality: the head register; the upper register of the clarinet.
c.
(in an organ) a stop.
9.
a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening, as from a duct to an interior, composed of a number of narrow, parallel blades, usually behind a grating, that may be adjusted so as to overlap and close the opening.
10.
Photography. proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
11.
Printing.
a.
a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc., especially on the two sides of a leaf.
b.
correct relation or exact superimposition, as of colors in color printing.
12.
a bookmark, especially a ribbon attached to the spine of a book.
13.
Linguistics. a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting: an informal register; the register of scientific discourse.
14.
COLLAPSEComputers. a high-speed storage location in the CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
verb (used with object)
15.
to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.
16.
to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, theft, damage, etc., during transmission.
17.
to enroll (a student, voter, etc.) in a school or course of study, on the voting rolls, etc.
18.
to indicate by a record, as instruments do: The thermometer registered 102 degrees today.
19.
EXPANDto indicate or show, as on a scale.
20.
Printing. to adjust so as to secure exact correspondence; cause to be in register.
21.
Military. to adjust (fire) on a known point.
22.
to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
23.
COLLAPSEto document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade) by issuing a certificate of registry.
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Registers
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
24.
to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll: to register at a motel.
25.
to apply for and obtain inclusion of one's name on the list of voters.
26.
to enroll in a school or course of study: I've registered for three English classes.
27.
Printing. to be in register.
28.
EXPANDto show: A broad smile registered on his face.
29.
COLLAPSEto have some effect; make some impression: My plea didn't register on him at all.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English registre < Middle French, Old French < Medieval Latin registrum, regestrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta catalog, list, noun use of neuter plural of Latin regestus, past participle of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect, equivalent to re- re + ges-, stem of gerere to bear + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English registren (< Middle French registrer) < Medieval Latin registrāre, derivative of registrum
1350–1400; Middle English registre < Middle French, Old French < Medieval Latin registrum, regestrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta catalog, list, noun use of neuter plural of Latin regestus, past participle of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect, equivalent to re- re + ges-, stem of gerere to bear + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English registren (< Middle French registrer) < Medieval Latin registrāre, derivative of registrum
Related forms
reg·is·ter·er, noun
reg·is·tra·ble, reg·is·ter·a·ble, adjective
mis·reg·is·ter, verb
non·reg·is·tra·ble, adjective
EXPANDpre·reg·is·ter, verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
re·reg·is·ter, verb
un·reg·is·tra·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. record, ledger, archive. 2. roll, roster, catalogue, chronicle, schedule, annals. 15. enroll, list, record, catalogue, chronicle. 22. demonstrate, evince.
1. record, ledger, archive. 2. roll, roster, catalogue, chronicle, schedule, annals. 15. enroll, list, record, catalogue, chronicle. 22. demonstrate, evince.
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