caption

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃən/

Noun

caption (plural captions)

1. (typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
2. A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
3. (cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
4. (legal) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.
5. (obsolete, legal) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
   • 1919 Thomas Welburn Hughes. A treatise on criminal law and procedure. The Bobbs-Merril Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA. Sec. 557 (p. 378) ↗.

     The caption and asportation must be felonious.

Related terms

• captious
• captivate
• captive
• capture

Translations

• French: légende
• Italian: intestazione
• Portuguese: cabeçalho
• Russian: заголо́вок
• Spanish: prefacio

Translations

• French: légende
• German: Titel, Legende, Beschriftung, Bildunterschrift, Bildüberschrift
• Italian: didascalia, legenda, dicitura
• Portuguese: legenda
• Russian: на́дпись
• Spanish: título, leyenda

Translations

• French: sous-titre
• German: Untertitel, Filmuntertitel
• Italian: sottotitolo, didascalia
• Portuguese: legenda
• Russian: заста́вка
• Spanish: subtítulo

Translations

• German: Rubrum
• Italian: parte iniziale
• Russian: сопроводи́тельная бума́га

Verb

caption (captions, present participle captioning; past and past participle captioned)

1. To add captions to a text or illustration.

   Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.

2. To add captions to a film or broadcast.

Translations

• French: légender
• Spanish: intitular

Translations

• French: sous-titrer
• Portuguese: legendar
• Spanish: subtitular

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