capital letter
noun
1.
a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as
A, B, Q,
and
R
as distinguished from
a, b, q,
and
r
: used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
Also called
capital
.
Examples from the web for
capital letter
Usually the symbol is the combination of an initial
capital letter
followed by one or more small letters.
Type is measured by measuring a
capital letter
from the baseline to the top of the cap.
And having to resubmit the entire proposal, again and again, for one word that lacked a
capital letter
is ludicrous.
But it is not so formless as that, since it begins with a
capital letter
and ends with a full stop.
The figure at left is an ordinary
capital letter
, folded once.
Each sentence begins with a
capital letter
and ends with a period.
To indicate a
capital letter
, dot six is placed before the cell.
Each claim begins with a
capital letter
and ends with a period.
Word Origin and History for
capital letter
n.
late 14c.; see
capital
(adj.). So called because it is at the "head" of a sentence or word.