¦ 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 register.
put one's name on a register, 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 registered 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 registered 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'.