caput

[ key-puht, kap-uht ]

/ ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət /

noun, plural ca·pi·ta [kap-i-tuh]. /ˈkæp ɪ tə/. Anatomy.

any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.

Origin of caput

1640–50; <Latin: head

Words nearby caput

Capua, Capuana, capuche, capuchin, Capulet, caput, caput medusae, caput succedaneum, capybara, Caquetà, caqueteuse

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Example sentences from the Web for caput

The Nevada Democrat was over; his career dead; his reign atop the Senate caput.
The Daily Beast 2010 Political Awards|Samuel P. Jacobs|December 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Did it lie in their mouths to contend that a foreign settler who establishes an empire in India is a caput lupinum?
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The ccum is bent upward and to the left, the caput coli being formed by the right sacculation.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
Caput parvum; alarum basis squamis conspicuis, elongatis imbricata.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume III|William Swainson

Facilius sit Nili caput invenire—It would be 50 easier to discover the source of the Nile.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Kirkby Kendale, the caput of the barony, became from this period the official church centre.
The Church of Grasmere|Mary L. Armitt

British Dictionary definitions for caput

caput

/ (ˈkeɪpət, ˈkæp-) /

noun plural capita (ˈkæpɪtə)

anatomy a technical name for the head

the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

Word Origin for caput

C18: from Latin

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Medical definitions for caput

caput

[ kăp′ut, -ət ]

n. pl. cap•i•ta (kăp′ĭ-tə)

The head.

单词	caput
释义	caput [ key-puht, kap-uht ] / ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət / noun, plural ca·pi·ta [kap-i-tuh]. /ˈkæp ɪ tə/. Anatomy. any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone. Origin of caput 1640–50; <Latin: head Words nearby caput Capua, Capuana, capuche, capuchin, Capulet, caput, caput medusae, caput succedaneum, capybara, Caquetà, caqueteuse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caput The Nevada Democrat was over; his career dead; his reign atop the Senate caput. The Daily Beast 2010 Political Awards\|Samuel P. Jacobs\|December 21, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Did it lie in their mouths to contend that a foreign settler who establishes an empire in India is a caput lupinum? Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay The ccum is bent upward and to the left, the caput coli being formed by the right sacculation. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington Caput parvum; alarum basis squamis conspicuis, elongatis imbricata. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III\|William Swainson Facilius sit Nili caput invenire—It would be 50 easier to discover the source of the Nile. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Kirkby Kendale, the caput of the barony, became from this period the official church centre. The Church of Grasmere\|Mary L. Armitt British Dictionary definitions for caput caput / (ˈkeɪpət, ˈkæp-) / noun plural capita (ˈkæpɪtə) anatomy a technical name for the head the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure Word Origin for caput C18: from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for caput caput [ kăp′ut, -ət ] n. pl. cap•i•ta (kăp′ĭ-tə) The head. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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