'Caption' definitions:
Definition of 'caption'
(from WordNet)
noun
Taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"
noun
Translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: subtitle, caption]
noun
Brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend]
verb
Provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Definition of 'Caption'
From: GCIDE
- Caption \Cap"tion\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed. --Bouvier. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'caption'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- banner,
- banner head,
- drop head,
- dropline,
- epigraph,
- hanger,
- head,
- head up,
- heading,
- headline,
- jump head,
- legend,
- motto,
- overline,
- rubric,
- running head,
- running title,
- scarehead,
- screamer,
- spread,
- spreadhead,
- streamer,
- subhead,
- subheading,
- subtitle,
- superscription,
- title,
- title page,
- underline