caption
IPA: kˈæpʃʌn
noun
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
- (obsolete, law) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
verb
- To add captions to a text or illustration.
- To add captions to a film or broadcast.
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Examples of "caption" in Sentences
- The caption describes the image.
- The caption identifies the subject.
- The title disagrees with the caption.
- The caption is not believable as well.
- Also oppose the grammar in the caption.
- In the meantime I'll tweak the caption.
- Fortitude is spelled wrong in the caption.
- The caption on the second photo is gibberish.
- The caption and context for the image are insufficient.
- As it appears in the article, the captions are illegible.