caput
NounUS[kuh-poot]/kəˈpʊt/2 syllables
Synonyms:
head
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)capita
- 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”Type of bulge, bump
- 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”Synonyms: headType of external body partKinds human headPart of animal, bodyParts face, ear, brain, skull, muzzle, temple, basilar artery
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ca′put (kā′pŭt), noun; pl. Capita (kăp′wb-a1′>′ĭ·tȧ).
Origin: L., the head.
1. Anatomy The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
2. The top or superior part of a thing.
3. Eng. The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
Your caputs and heads of colleges.— Charles Lamb
Caput mortuum (…). Old Chem. The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54