"endcap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endcaps [plural]
Etymology: From end + cap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|cap}} end + cap Head templates: {{en-noun}} endcap (plural endcaps)
  1. Alternative spelling of end cap: a cap placed on the end of something. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: end cap (extra: a cap placed on the end of something)
    Sense id: en-endcap-en-noun-JhHAUM8p
  2. Alternative spelling of end cap: a product display at the end of a supermarket aisle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: end cap (extra: a product display at the end of a supermarket aisle)
    Sense id: en-endcap-en-noun-D2d6pw8-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: endcaps [plural]
Etymology: From end caption. Head templates: {{en-noun}} endcap (plural endcaps)
  1. (television) A logo or visual sequence immediately following a programme, identifying the broadcaster or production company. Coordinate_terms: frontcap
    Sense id: en-endcap-en-noun-Q9iwdZr0 Categories (other): Television Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: endcaps [present, singular, third-person], endcapping [participle, present], endcapped [participle, past], endcapped [past]
Etymology: From end + cap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|cap}} end + cap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} endcap (third-person singular simple present endcaps, present participle endcapping, simple past and past participle endcapped)
  1. To add an endcap to.
    Sense id: en-endcap-en-verb-exsL~gWZ
  2. (organic chemistry) To modify a reactive end of a polymer, typically by adding a trimethylsilyl group to a hydroxyl.
    Sense id: en-endcap-en-verb-ouN1HQ~m Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 7 2 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 28 4 3 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 3 3 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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