caption
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.
a heading or title, as of a chapter, article, or page.
Movies, Television, Digital Technology.
a transcription or translation of dialogue and a written description of other audio elements, as sound effects, music, or atmospheric sounds, displayed as a graphic overlay on the lower part of the screen in a television program, film, video, or video game.
a title or annotation displayed as a graphic overlay on the screen in a television program, film, video, or video game, as to set the scene, name a location, or specify a time or date.
Law. the heading of a legal document stating the time, place, etc., of execution or performance.
to supply a caption or captions for: to caption a photograph.
Origin of caption
1Other words from caption
- cap·tion·less, adjective
- mis·cap·tion, verb (used with object)
- sub·cap·tion, noun
- su·per·cap·tion, noun
- un·cap·tioned, adjective
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How to use caption in a sentence
There are no captions explaining who anybody is, no explanations of what they are doing.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery | Tim Teeman | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter months of pushing, captions were added to the talk in April.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That | Nina Strochlic | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll that is right next to small captions of her various magazine covers and fashion shoots.
Tavi Gevinson: From Teen Fashion Queen to Broadway Star | Arabelle Sicardi | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe captions have that jarring omniscient-narrator tone germane to tabloids.
French President François Hollande Slams Affair Allegations | Tracy McNicoll | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2009 he published a series of photographs with captions from his life, Snapshots in History's Glare.
The handwritten image captions were, in some cases, very difficult to make out.
In the Great Steep's Garden | Elizabeth Madox RobertsThe captions have been added below the relevant illustration.
The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak | Dinah Maria MulockLater the film is cut up into strips, pasted together with the proper headings, or captions, and the finished play results.
The Moving Picture Girls at Sea | Laura Lee HopeThe captions of the George Ade fables are uniformly good, and there are other notable exceptions.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. BostwickThe writers of most captions seem, indeed, to have abandoned formal instruction in the primary school.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
British Dictionary definitions for caption
/ (ˈkæpʃən) /
a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend
a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc
graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation
another name for subtitle (def. 2)
the formal heading of a legal document stating when, where, and on what authority it was taken or made
to provide with a caption or captions
Origin of caption
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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