SMALL CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does small cap mean? 

• SMALL CAP (noun)
  The noun SMALL CAP has 2 senses:

1. a corporation with a small capitalization

2. a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters

  Familiarity information: SMALL CAP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SMALL CAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A corporation with a small capitalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps

Hypernyms ("small cap" is a kind of...):

corp; corporation (a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

small cap; small capital

Hypernyms ("small cap" is a kind of...):

capital; capital letter; majuscule; upper-case letter; uppercase (one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis)

 Context examples 

Maud had finished her task and come aft, where she stood beside me, a small cap perched on her wind-blown hair, her cheeks flushed from exertion, her eyes wide and bright with the excitement, her nostrils quivering to the rush and bite of the fresh salt air.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)