[
UK
/ˈʌpəkˌeɪs/
]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc
NOUN
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
How To Use uppercase In A Sentence
- Harry had used something pointed, a twig or pen, and had printed very legible uppercase block letters in the earth: YOU FLINCHED! VAPOR TRAIL
- I've uppercased the eggcorn to emphasize it.
- But as the k was typed in lower case, it was mysteriously replaced by an uppercase letter.
- Often students will use an oversized font in uppercase with boldface type.
- Be sure to enter the realm name in UPPERCASE.
- Icelandic dictionary order, case - insensitive, uppercase preference, for use with 1252 Character Set.
- Identical residues are represented in uppercase bold and italic characters; nonconserved residues are indicated in lowercase.
- Finding lowercase L's used incorrectly amidst all uppercase letters may be a fun pastime, but in some cases the lowercase L may be a symptom of a neurological disorder called dysgraphia, "a neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities. Lowercase L
- Dictionary order, case - insensitive, uppercase preference, for use with 1252 Character Set.
- Another property that typographers look for is x-height, the proportion of the height of the lower case to the height of the uppercase. The Volokh Conspiracy » Massive Problems with Anti-Obama Allegations That Have Been Making the Rounds Recently
