different between gapping vs capping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æp??/

Verb

gapping

1. present participle of gap

Noun

gapping (countable and uncountable, plural gappings)

1. (linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
2. (anatomy) The formation of a gap.
   • 1919, Studies from the Dept. of Anatomy (volume 7, page 505)

     The suture must be firm enough to prevent gapping when the elasticity of the elastic layer has been in play for some time.

   • 2012, Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Joan Carles Monllau, The ACL-Deficient Knee: A Problem Solving Approach (page 300)

     This test should then be repeated at 30° of knee flexion. The degree of injury can be graded based upon the amount of gapping felt as the joint opens under stress.

English

Etymology

From cap +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kap??/

Verb

capping

1. present participle of cap

Noun

capping (countable and uncountable, plural cappings)

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
2. (geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
3. The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
4. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
5. (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
6. (Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
7. The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability for easy and fast comprehension. (See also. CAPPING) Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.