CAPITA

CAPUT

head, caput

(noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; “he stuck his head out the window”

caput

(noun) a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; “the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

capita

person

capita

plural of caput

Anagrams

• capiat

Source: Wiktionary


CAPUT

Ca"put, n.; pl. Capita. Etym: [L., the head.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.

2. The top or superior part of a thing.

3. (Eng.)

Definition: The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. Caput mortuum (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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