caput

Noun

Meaning

The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

head duma crown fountainhead population living cap crest consistory each face mind brain chief chapter
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Antonyms

outlander bowl base letter avoid bottom
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Hypernyms

prominence bulge bump hump protrusion extrusion

Hyponyms

human head

Phrases with the word

caput Mundi caput dimensions caput size caput volume

Derivatives

capita

Anagrams

Tupac

Examples

he stuck his head out the window Source: Internet

the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula Source: Internet

In 533, Belisarius with a fleet of 92 dromons escorting 500 transports, landed at Caput Vada (modern Ras Kaboudia) in modern Tunisia with an army of about 15,000 men, as well as a number of barbarian troops. Source: Internet

However, the placement of the slab at Caput Bovis suggests that the canal extended to this point or that there was a second canal downriver of the Kasajna-Ducis Pratum one. Source: Internet

The city began to be called Caput Castellae ("Cabeza de Castilla" or "Head of Castile"). Source: Internet

In figurative representations, the body of the serpent is represented as passing behind Ophiuchus between Mu Serpentis in Serpens Caput and Nu Serpentis in Serpens Cauda. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Capulong capuramycin capuride caput dimensions caput mortuum caput Mundi