3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: capita See {caput} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: caput noun 1: 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" 2: 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" [syn: {head}] [also: {capita} (pl)] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), noun; pl. {Capita} (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.] 1. (Anat.) 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. --Lamb. {Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.

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