a record or list of names, events, items, etc., often kept by an official appointed to do so
a book in which this is kept
an entry in such a book or record
a person who keeps such a record, esp. one legally appointed; registrar
registration; registry; enrollment
a device, as a meter or counter, for recording fares paid, money deposited, etc.: a cash register
a device in a stove or furnace for controlling the draft, etc.
☆ an opening into a room by which the amount of warm or cold air passing, as through a duct leading from a furnace or ventilator, can be controlled
Comput. a storage location in the central processing unit
Linguis. that aspect of usage having to do with vocabulary, pronunciation, punctuation, level of formality, etc., chosen by a user in a particular social context
Music
a division of the compass of the human voice or of an instrument all the tones of which are of similar quality
a set of organ pipes controlled by a given stop or the tone quality produced by such a set
Photog. the exact alignment of images, materials, etc., as two negatives
Printing
exact matching in position of pages, lines, etc. on opposite sides of a single sheet
exact imposition of successive colors as they are printed over each other
transitive verb
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to enter in or as in a record or list; enroll or record officially
to transcribe permanently, as if in a register
to indicate on or as on a scale: a thermometer registers temperature
to show, as by facial expression: to register surprise
to commit (valuable mail) to a special postal service for safeguard by payment of a special fee
Printing to cause to be in register
intransitive verb
☆ to enter one's name in a register, as of a hotel
to have one's name placed on the list of those eligible to vote in an election, by making application in the prescribed way
to enroll in a school, college, etc.
to make an impression
Music to select and combine organ or harpsichord registers