Definitions for capstone
ˈkæpˌstoʊncap·stone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. finishing touch, capstone, copestonenoun

   a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

2. capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretchernoun

   a stone that forms the top of wall or building

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capstonenoun

   Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone

2. capstonenoun

   A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch

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1. capstone

   A capstone is typically a final project or presentation that allows students to demonstrate what they have learned during their studies. It is often used as a culmination of a specific program or major, showing the mastery of the subject matter. In a broader context, it can also refer to a high point, crowning achievement or final touch in any other sphere of activity.

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1. Capstonenoun

   a fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap

Matched Categories

1. • Stone
   • Touch

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Anagrams for capstone »

1. opencast

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of capstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of capstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of capstone in a Sentence

1. Irwin Horwitz:

   I had a large majority of people taking the capstone course who could not do a break-even analysis, if you cannot do a break-even analysis, then you don't deserve a bachelor's degree in business.

2. Nujoud Merancy:

   The CAPSTONE mission is The CAPSTONE mission not just for Gateway, but also for the Orion spacecraft and the Human Landing System, gateway and Orion will use the data from CAPSTONE to validate our model, which will be important for operations and planning for the future mission.

3. Rick Welch:

   Seeing our first sample on the ground is a great capstone to our prime mission period, which ends on Jan. 6, it’s a nice alignment that, just as we’re starting our cache, we’re also closing this first chapter of the mission.

4. David Pucik:

   Ghost of Tsushima is really going to be the capstone on a generation-defining bet that PlayStation has made on the power of exclusives to win gamer loyalty.

5. Elwood Agasid:

   CAPSTONE is a pathfinder in many ways, and it will demonstrate several technology capabilities during its mission timeframe while navigating a never-before-flown orbit around the moon, cAPSTONE is laying a foundation for Artemis, Gateway, and commercial support for future lunar operations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=capstone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Capstone
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=capstone