noun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
Synonyms
Examples
- printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
- capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
adjective
relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Examples
- uppercase letters
- X and Y and Z etc
adjective
relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Examples
- uppercase letters
- X and Y and Z etc
adjective
relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Examples
- uppercase letters
- X and Y and Z etc