Defenition of the word caput

• Defenition of the word caput

  • 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"
  • the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
  • 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"
  • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
  • a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

Synonyms for the word caput

• • head

Meronymys for the word caput

• • animal
  • animate being
  • arteria basilaris
  • basilar artery
  • beast
  • body
  • brain
  • brute
  • creature
  • ear
  • encephalon
  • face
  • fauna
  • human face
  • muzzle
  • organic structure
  • physical structure
  • skull
  • temple

Hyponyms for the word caput

• • human head

Hypernyms for the word caput

• • bulge
  • bump
  • excrescence
  • external body part
  • extrusion
  • gibbosity
  • gibbousness
  • hump
  • jut
  • prominence
  • protrusion
  • protuberance
  • swelling

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