capitate
(adjective) being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum
(noun) the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
capitate (not comparable)
(anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
(botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.
capitate (plural capitates)
(anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.
capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)
(US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"i*tate, a Etym: [L. capitatus fr. caput head.]
1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the flowers gathered into a head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.