Used in a Sentence

capa

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for capa.

Editorial note

I refer you to the infamous Lasker-Capablanca game where Lasker played a dull drawish game to throw Capa off his guard.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Initialism of corrective and preventive/preventative action.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capa gathered in one view.

noun

Initialism of corrective and preventive/preventative action.

noun

(countable) A Spanish cloak.

noun

(uncountable) Fine Cuban tobacco for the outsides of cigars.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capa.

noun

Initialism of corrective and preventive/preventative action.

noun

(countable) A Spanish cloak.

noun

(uncountable) Fine Cuban tobacco for the outsides of cigars.

Example sentences

1

I refer you to the infamous Lasker-Capablanca game where Lasker played a dull drawish game to throw Capa off his guard.

2

This bothers me so much: buffer = realloc(buffer, capa); Yeah, 'cause when it fails we didn't need the old buffer anyway...

3

In other words, the memory layout you get is this: short: [Rbasic]['s', 't', 'r', 'i', 'n', 'g', '\0'] long: [Rbasic][ length ][ dataptr ][capa or value] Which leads to another interesting question: How does the optimization interact with null in the middle of short strings, since only long strings have a length stored?

4

They did that back in the day for reporting (like Bresson or Capa).

5

Brazilian tobacco tastes good, but leaves are not spotless like in Cuba, so Brazilian cigar makers have to import them just for the "capa" layer (the external layer in cigars).

Quote examples

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Brazilian tobacco tastes good, but leaves are not spotless like in Cuba, so Brazilian cigar makers have to import them just for the "capa" layer (the external layer in cigars).

Proper noun examples

1

They did that back in the day for reporting (like Bresson or Capa).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capa in a sentence?

I refer you to the infamous Lasker-Capablanca game where Lasker played a dull drawish game to throw Capa off his guard.

What does capa mean?

Initialism of corrective and preventive/preventative action.

What part of speech is capa?

capa is commonly used as noun.