Definition of "capping" in inglés

verb

1. present participle and gerund of cap

noun

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

2. (geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.

3. The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.

4. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.

5. (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.

6. (slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.

7. (Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.

8. (Internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.