[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

capital \cap"ital\ ka^p"i^tal, n. cf. l. capitellum and
   capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a
   column, dim. of caput head; f. chapiteau, of. capitel. see
   chief, and cf. cattle, chattel, chapiter, chapter.
   1. arch. the head or uppermost member of a column,
      pilaster, etc. it consists generally of three parts,
      abacus, bell or vase, and necking. see these terms, and
      column.
      1913 webster

   2. cf. f. capilate, fem., sc. ville. geog. the seat of
      government; the chief city or town in a country; a
      metropolis. "a busy and splendid capital" --macauly.
      1913 webster

   3. cf. f. capital. money, property, or stock employed in
      trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as
      distinguished from the income or interest. see capital
      stock, under capital, a.
      1913 webster

   4. polit. econ. that portion of the produce of industry,
      which may be directly employed either to support human
      beings or to assist in production. --m'culloch.
      1913 webster

   note: when wealth is used to assist production it is called
         capital. the capital of a civilized community includes
         fixed capital i.e. buildings, machines, and roads
         used in the course of production and exchange and
         circulating capital i.e., food, fuel, money, etc.,
         spent in the course of production and exchange. --t.
         raleigh.
         1913 webster

   5. anything which can be used to increase one's power or
      influence.
      1913 webster

            he tried to make capital out of his rival's
            discomfiture.                         --london
                                                  times.
      1913 webster

   6. fort. an imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or
      other work, into two equal parts.
      1913 webster

   7. a chapter, or section, of a book. obs.
      1913 webster

            holy st. bernard hath said in the 59th capital.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   8. print. see capital letter, under capital, a.
      1913 webster

   active capital. see under active,

   small capital print., a small capital letter; informally
      referred to in the plural as small caps; as, the
      technical terms are listed in small caps. see under
      capital, a.

   to live on one's capital, to consume one's capital without
      producing or accumulating anything to replace it.
      1913 webster
see also:
chief cattle chattel chapiter chapter column 
capital stock capital fixed capital circulating capital capital letter 
active capital active small capital small caps to live on one's capital 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

small capital
     n : a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the
         same height as lower-case letters syn: small cap
see also:
small cap 

Capital >> C Words
Capital, definition of term: Capital
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Small >> S Words
Small, definition of term: Small
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Capital Account >> C Words
Capital Account, definition of term: Capital Account
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Capital Stock >> C Words
Capital Stock, definition of term: Capital Stock
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Capital Punishm >> C Words
Capital Punishm, definition of term: Capital Punishm
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Capital Letter >> C Words
Capital Letter, definition of term: Capital Letter
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Capital Hill >> C Words
Capital Hill, definition of term: Capital Hill
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Capital Gain >> C Words
Capital Gain, definition of term: Capital Gain
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Capital Crime >> C Words
Capital Crime, definition of term: Capital Crime
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Capital Offense >> C Words
Capital Offense, definition of term: Capital Offense
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