Definition of caput Caput
/kʌpʊˈt/ - [kuput] - ca•put
We found 11 definitions of caput from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: caputs |
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| caput - 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" | ||
| caput - 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" | ||
| head | ||
| external body part any body part visible externally | ||
| organic structure, physical structure, body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
| muzzle forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose | ||
| ear the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium | ||
| arteria basilaris, basilar artery an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear | ||
| encephalon, brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | ||
| human head the head of a human being | ||
| skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates | ||
| human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caput (n.)
The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. - caput (n.)
The top or superior part of a thing. - caput (n.)
The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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caput
käp′ut, n. a head.—Caput mortuum, the residuum after distillation: worthless residue
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🔤- caput, noun, singular of caputs.
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