an official list or record of names or items

a membership register

a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument

boy trebles singing in a high register

a variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax, according to the communicative purpose, social context, and standing of the user

the exact correspondence of the position of colour components in a printed positive

it was reproduced in full colour but unfortunately out of register

(in electronic devices) a location in a store of data, used for a specific purpose and with quick access time

an adjustable plate for widening or narrowing an opening and regulating a draught, especially in a fire grate

one of a number of bands or sections into which a design is divided

the central register shows a Roman Emperor on horseback

enter or record on an official list or directory

the vessel is registered as British

his father was late in registering his birth

(of an instrument) detect and show (a reading) automatically

the electroscope was too insensitive to register the tiny changes

express or convey (an opinion or emotion)

I wish to register an objection

his features registered amusement

achieve (a certain score or result) in a game or match

they registered their third consecutive draw

correspond or cause to correspond exactly in position

they are adjusted until the impressions register

alignment is achieved by registering the two images