Definitions for registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

reg•is•terˈrɛdʒ ə stər(n.)

a book in which records of events, names, etc., are kept.
a list or record of such events, names, etc.
an entry in such a record or list.
an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
Category: Navy
registration or registry.
a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
Ref: cash register.
the compass or range of a voice or an instrument. a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality.
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: stop (def. 35c). 36 3
a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening.
Category: Building Trades
proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
Category: Photography, Printing
a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines or columns, esp. on the two sides of a printed leaf.
Category: Printing
a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting:
an informal register.
Category: Language/Linguistics
a high-speed storage location in a computer's CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
Category: Computers
(v.t.)to enter or cause to be entered in a register.
to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, damage, etc., during transmission.
to enroll (a student, voter, etc.).
to indicate by a record or scale, as instruments do.
to adjust (fire) on a known point.
Category: Military
to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade).
(v.i.)to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll.
to show:
A smile registered on her face.
to have some effect; make some impression.

Origin of register:

1350–1400; registre < MF, OF < ML registrum alter. of LL regesta catalog, list, n. use of neut. pl. of L regestus, ptp. of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect =re-re-+gerere to bear, wear

reg′is•tra•ble(adj.)

reg′is•ter•a•ble(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

register, registry(noun)
an official written record of names or events or transactions
register(noun)
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
register(noun)
a book in which names and transactions are listed
register(noun)
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
register(noun)
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
register(noun)
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
cash register, register(verb)
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
register(verb)
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
file, register(verb)
record in a public office or in a court of law
"file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
register(verb)
enroll to vote
"register for an election"
record, register(verb)
be aware of
"Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
read, register, show, record(verb)
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
cross-file, register(verb)
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
register(verb)
show in one's face
"Her surprise did not register"
register(verb)
manipulate the registers of an organ
register(verb)
send by registered mail
"I'd like to register this letter"
register(verb)
enter into someone's consciousness
"Did this event register in your parents' minds?"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

register(verb)ˈrɛdʒ ə stər
to give your personal information to be included on an official list
I'd like to register to vote.; Please register with the official at the entrance.
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
to reach a particular level, rate, etc. on a measuring device
temperatures registering in the upper 90s; an earthquake that registered 7.0 on the Richter scale
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
to notice or become aware
I explained it, but it obviously didn't register with her.; He didn't register the fact that they were leaving.
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
to clearly show your feelings or thoughts
a frown which registered her disapproval
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
to officially record a complaint, claim, etc.
a new system for registering insurance claims
register(noun)ˈrɛdʒ ə stər
an official list
a register of practicing doctors
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
the type of language you use depending on the situation you are in
a formal/informal register
registerˈrɛdʒ ə stər
a cash register
There were no $10 bills in the register.

Wiktionary

register(Noun)
A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
register(Noun)
A book of such entries.
register(Noun)
An entry in such a book.
register(Noun)
The act of registering.
register(Noun)
A device that automatically records a quantity.
register(Noun)
Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers.
register(Noun)
A list of received calls in a phone set.
register(Noun)
The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.
register(Noun)
The range of a voice or instrument.
register(Verb)
To enter in a register.
register(Verb)
To enroll, especially to vote.
register(Verb)
To record, especially in writing.
register(Verb)
To express outward signs.
register(Verb)
To record officially and handle specially.
register(Verb)
To adjust so as to be properly aligned.
register(Verb)
To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
register(Verb)
To enroll as a student.
register(Verb)
To make an impression.
register(Noun)
An organ stop.
register(Noun)
A style of a language used in a particular context
My ex-boss used "let go", in the euphemistic register, when he sacked me.
register(Noun)
A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct.
register(Verb)
To be in proper alignment.
register(Verb)
To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.

Origin: From registrum, from regesta, from regero, from re- + gerere. Compare registoria. Some senses influenced by association with Latin regere.

Webster Dictionary

Register(noun)
a written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule
Register(noun)
a record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district
Register(noun)
a certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title
Register(noun)
one who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds
Register(noun)
that which registers or records
Register(noun)
a contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process
Register(noun)
the part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received
Register(noun)
a machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale
Register(noun)
a lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation
Register(noun)
the inner part of the mold in which types are cast
Register(noun)
the correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet
Register(noun)
the correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2
Register(verb)
the compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register
Register(verb)
a stop or set of pipes in an organ
Register(noun)
to enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service
Register(noun)
to enroll; to enter in a list
Register(verb)
to enroll one's name in a register
Register(verb)
to correspond in relative position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , register when the corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is necessary

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

register
In cartography, the correct position of one component of a composite map image in relation to the other components, at each stage of production.