A cap is a form of headgear.

Cap may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Cap, a character in the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie
  • The Cap, a 1984 Canadian short film
  • "Cap" (song), a song by KSI featuring Offset from the 2020 album Dissimulation

Health and medicine

  • Cervical cap, a barrier method of contraception
  • Crown (dentistry), a type of dental restoration

People

  • Cap (nickname), a list of people
  • Čáp, a list of people with the Czech surname
  • Vladislao Cap (1934–1982), Argentine footballer
  • Cap R. Carden (1866–1935), American politician

Places

  • Cap Point, Saint Lucia
  • Cap River, New Caledonia
  • El Capitan, or "El Cap", a rock formation in Yosemite National Park
  • Nga Ying Chau or Cap Island, a former island in Hong Kong

Science and technology

  • Cap set and cap, in affine geometry
  • CAP theorem, related to properties of distributed data stores
  • Capricornus, an astronomical constellation, whose stars are abbreviated β Cap, δ Cap, etc.
  • Five-prime cap, a special nucleotide added to the 5′ end of some eukaryotic mRNA molecules
  • Pileus (mycology), the cap of a mushroom or related fungi
  • Cap, a piping and plumbing fitting
  • Cap, another name for a lid, a container part that serves as the closure, cover, or seal
  • Armor-piercing cap (often known simply as a 'cap'), a metal cover on an armor-piercing projectile meant to protect the penetrator and improve armor-penetrating capabilities.
  • Capacitor, an electronic device, sometimes referred to by the abbreviated name "cap"

Sports

  • Cap (sport), a term for an athlete's appearance at international level
  • Salary cap, an agreement limiting money spent on players' salaries
  • Québec Capitales, a Canadian professional baseball team based in Quebec City, nicknamed "The Caps"

Other uses

  • Cap (crown), the cap which fills the inner space of modern crowns
  • Cap, a winemaking term
  • Cap, or Camper shell, a covering for the rear bed of a pickup truck
  • Captain, a title, rank or, position, sometimes abbreviated as "Cap" or "Cap."
  • Cap Radio (Morocco), a Moroccan radio station
  • Chipaya language, ISO 639-3 language code 'cap'
  • Combat air patrol, a type of flying mission for military aircraft
  • Closure (container), often referred to as a cap
  • Percussion cap, ignition device
  • Cap, short for Capitulum

See also

  • CAP (disambiguation)
  • Caps (disambiguation)
  • Capp (disambiguation)
  • CAPPE (disambiguation)
  • Market capitalization (market cap), the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares
  • Interest rate cap, a type of interest rate derivative
  • Blasting cap, an explosive detonator
  • Percussion cap, a single-use ignition device on muzzleloader firearms