Cap (disambiguation)

A cap is a form of headgear.

Cap may refer to:

Covers

Science and technology

  • Pileus (mycology), the cap of a mushroom or related fungi
  • Blasting cap, an explosive detonator
  • Capricornus, the International Astronomical Union abbreviation
  • Percussion cap, a small amount of percussion-sensitive explosive, held in a tape or small cup
  • Cap set, a subset of finite affine or projective spaces with no three in line, where these objects are simply called caps
  • Capacitor, slang "cap"

People

Places

  • El Capitan, often shortened to "El Cap", a rock formation in Yosemite National Park
  • Nga Ying Chau or Cap Island, a former island in Hong Kong, now part of Tsing Yi Island
  • Cap River, New Caledonia
  • Cap Point, northernmost point of Saint Lucia

Entertainment

Other uses

  • Cap (sport), a metaphorical term for an athlete's appearance at international level
  • cap, ISO 639-3 code for the Chipaya language, spoken in Bolivia
  • Cap, a winemaking term for the layer of grape skins that rise to the top of the fermentation vessel
  • Capitalisation, as in market cap

See also

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