Definitions for caput
ca·put

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caputnoun

   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. head, caputnoun

   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"

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1. caput

   "Caput" is a Latin word meaning "head" or "top". It can refer to a significant, main, or central part of a structure. In medical terms, it is often used to describe the upper or proximal part of a body part or organ. Additionally, in some legal contexts, "caput" refers to the main points or essential matters in a specific legislation or argument.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Caputnoun

   the head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum

2. Caputnoun

   the top or superior part of a thing

3. Caputnoun

   the council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856

4. Etymology: [L., the head.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Caput

   The Latin word caput, meaning literally "head" and by metonymy "top", has been borrowed in a variety of English words, including capital, captain, and decapitate. The name "Caputo", common in the Campania region of Italy, comes from the appellation used by some Roman military generals, and a variant form has surfaced more recently in the title Capo, the head of La Cosa Nostra. The French language converted caput into chief, chef, and chapitre, later borrowed in English as chapter. The central settlement in an Anglo-Saxon multiple estate was called a caput. It was also the name of the council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Not to be confused the ruling body of the University of Oxford, called "Klaput." Caput baronium is the seat of a barony in Scotland. Caput baroniae is the seat of an English feudal barony.. Caput is also used in medicine to describe any head like protuberance on an organ or structure, such as the caput humeri In music, caput may refer to the Missa Caput or the plainsong melisma on which it is based. The German word kaputt is not related to this word, nor is the well-known family name "Klaput."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caput

   käp′ut, n. a head.—Caput mortuum, the residuum after distillation: worthless residue.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caput

   the head with all its appendages.

Matched Categories

1. • Bulge
   • External Body Part

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caput in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caput in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caput
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caput
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caput
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caput
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=caput