caput

[key-puh t, kap-uh t] /ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət/

noun, plural capita

[kap-i-tuh] /ˈkæp ɪ tə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy

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

Origin

1640-50; < Latin: head

Examples from the web for caput

caput is the term used to describe the central manor in an agricultural estate.

British Dictionary definitions for caput

/ˈkeɪpət; ˈkæp-/

noun (pl) capita (ˈkæpɪtə)

(anatomy) a technical name for the head

the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

Word Origin

C18: from Latin

Word Origin and History for caput

"head," in various senses, from Latin caput (see capitulum).

caput in Medicine

caput cap·ut (kāp'ut, -ət)
n. pl. cap·i·ta (kāp'ĭ-tə)
The head.