one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈʌpɚkˌeɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈʌpəkˌeɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈʌpəkˌeɪs/
3 syllablesSay it as /ˈʌpɚkˌeɪs/.
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
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
“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
“uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc”
Word Forms
capital
adjective
uppercase
capitalize
verb
write in capital letters
capitalise
verb
write in capital letters
majuscular
adjective
of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Großbuchstaben
eines der großen alphabetischen Zeichen, das als erster Buchstabe beim Schreiben oder Drucken von Eigennamen und manchmal zur Hervorhebung verwendet wird
🇫🇷French
majuscule
l'un des grands caractères alphabétiques utilisé comme première lettre dans l'écriture ou l'impression des noms propres et parfois pour mettre l'accent
🇪🇸Spanish
mayúscula
uno de los caracteres alfabéticos grandes que se utilizan como primera letra al escribir o imprimir nombres propios y, a veces, para dar énfasis
🇮🇹Italian
maiuscolo
uno dei grandi caratteri alfabetici usati come prima lettera nella scrittura o nella stampa dei nomi propri e talvolta per enfatizzare
🇳🇱Dutch
hoofdletter
een van de grote alfabetische tekens die worden gebruikt als eerste letter bij het schrijven of afdrukken van eigennamen en soms om nadruk te leggen
🇵🇹Portuguese
maiúsculas
um dos grandes caracteres alfabéticos usados como primeira letra na escrita ou impressão de nomes próprios e, às vezes, para ênfase
🇷🇺Russian
верхний регистр
один из больших букв алфавита, используемый в качестве первой буквы при написании или печати имен собственных, а иногда и для выделения.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अपरकेस
बड़े वर्णमाला वर्णों में से एक जिसका उपयोग उचित नाम लिखने या छापने में पहले अक्षर के रूप में और कभी-कभी जोर देने के लिए किया जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
বড় হাতের অক্ষর
সঠিক নাম লিখতে বা মুদ্রণ করার জন্য এবং কখনও কখনও জোর দেওয়ার জন্য প্রথম অক্ষর হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত একটি বড় বর্ণানুক্রমিক অক্ষর
🇮🇳Tamil
பெரிய எழுத்து
சரியான பெயர்களை எழுதுவதிலும் அல்லது அச்சிடுவதிலும் மற்றும் சில சமயங்களில் முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுப்பதிலும் முதல் எழுத்தாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் பெரிய அகரவரிசை எழுத்துகளில் ஒன்று
🇮🇳Telugu
పెద్ద అక్షరం
సరైన పేర్లను వ్రాయడం లేదా ముద్రించడం మరియు కొన్నిసార్లు నొక్కి చెప్పడంలో మొదటి అక్షరంగా ఉపయోగించే పెద్ద అక్షర అక్షరాలలో ఒకటి
🇮🇳Marathi
अप्परकेस
योग्य नावे लिहिताना किंवा छापण्यासाठी आणि कधीकधी जोर देण्यासाठी पहिले अक्षर म्हणून वापरले जाणारे मोठे वर्णमाला वर्णांपैकी एक
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપરકેસ
યોગ્ય નામો લખવામાં અથવા છાપવામાં અને કેટલીકવાર ભાર આપવા માટે પ્રથમ અક્ષર તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા મોટા મૂળાક્ષરોમાંથી એક
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೊಡ್ಡಕ್ಷರ
ಸರಿಯಾದ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬರೆಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮುದ್ರಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡಲು ಮೊದಲ ಅಕ್ಷರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆಯ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വലിയക്ഷരം
ശരിയായ പേരുകൾ എഴുതുന്നതിനോ അച്ചടിക്കുന്നതിനോ ചിലപ്പോൾ ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്നതിനോ ആദ്യ അക്ഷരമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വലിയ അക്ഷരമാല അക്ഷരങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്ന്
salah satu karakter alfabet besar yang digunakan sebagai huruf pertama dalam penulisan atau pencetakan nama diri dan terkadang untuk penekanan
🇵🇭Filipino
malaking titik
isa sa malalaking alpabetikong karakter na ginamit bilang unang titik sa pagsulat o pag-iimprenta ng mga wastong pangalan at kung minsan para sa pagbibigay-diin
🇲🇾Malay
huruf besar
salah satu aksara abjad besar yang digunakan sebagai huruf pertama dalam menulis atau mencetak nama yang betul dan kadang-kadang untuk penekanan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كبيرة
أحد الحروف الأبجدية الكبيرة يستخدم كحرف أول في كتابة أو طباعة أسماء الأعلام وأحياناً للتأكيد
🇮🇷Persian
حروف بزرگ
یکی از حروف الفبای بزرگ که به عنوان حرف اول در نوشتن یا چاپ نام های خاص و گاهی اوقات برای تأکید استفاده می شود.
🇹🇷Turkish
büyük harf
Özel adların yazılmasında veya basılmasında ilk harf olarak ve bazen vurgu için kullanılan büyük alfabetik karakterlerden biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
אותיות רישיות
אחד מהתווים האלפביתיים הגדולים המשמשים כאות ראשונה בכתיבה או הדפסה של שמות פרטיים ולעיתים להדגשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'uppercase'?
The primary meaning of 'uppercase' is 'one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uppercase' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'uppercase' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'uppercase' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'uppercase' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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