'Caput' definitions:
Definition of 'caput'
(from WordNet)
noun
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"
noun
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, caput]
Definition of 'Caput'
From: GCIDE
- Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl. Capita (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]
- 1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The top or superior part of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. [1913 Webster]
- Your caputs and heads of colleges. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]
- Caput mortuum. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue. [1913 Webster]