■ noun
1》 an official list or record.
↘a record of attendance, for example of pupils in a class.
2》 a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument.
↘a set of organ pipes which share a tonal quality.
↘a sliding device controlling such a set of organ pipes.
3》 a variety of a language determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax.
4》 Printing & Photography the exact correspondence of the position of colour components in a printed positive.
↘ Printing the exact correspondence of the position of printed matter on the two sides of a leaf.
5》 (in electronic devices) a location in a store of data, used for a specific purpose and with quick access time.
6》 an adjustable plate for widening or narrowing an opening and regulating a draught, especially in a fire grate.
■ verb
1》 enter in or place on a ~.
↘put one's name on a ~, especially as an eligible voter or as a guest in a hotel.
2》 express (an opinion or emotion).
↘(of an emotion) show in a person's face or gestures.
↘[usu. with negative ] become aware of: he hadn't even ~ed her presence.
3》 (of an instrument) detect and show (a reading) automatically.
↘(of an event) give rise to a specified reading on an instrument.
4》 achieve (a certain score or result).
5》 entrust (a letter or parcel) to a post office for transmission by ~ed post.
6》 Printing & Photography correspond exactly in position.
Derivatives
registrable adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. regestre or med. L. regestrum , registrum , alt. of regestum , singular of late L. regesta 'things recorded', from regerere 'enter, record'.