capitulum

[ kuh-pich-uh-luhm ]

/ kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR capitulum ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural ca·pit·u·la [kuh-pich-uh-luh]. /kəˈpɪtʃ ə lə/.

Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.

Origin of capitulum

1715–25; <Latin, equivalent to capit- (stem of caput) head + -ulum, neuter of -ulus-ule

Words nearby capitulum

capitular, capitulary, capitulate, capitulation, capitulationism, capitulum, capiz, cap jib, Caplet, caplin, cap. moll.

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Example sentences from the Web for capitulum

I have noticed a specimen including mature ova, with a capitulum under half an inch long.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
In the Odontocetes the ribs have, some of them, the normal attachment by capitulum and tuberculum.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Trochanter I with dorso-terminal blade; postero-lateral angles of capitulum with rather short prolongations.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Male,—with scarcely a vestige of a capitulum: maxill with fewer spines than in the female.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin

In consequence of this structure, the capitulum must possess considerable powers of contraction.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for capitulum

capitulum

/ (kəˈpɪtjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants

anatomy zoology a headlike part, esp the enlarged knoblike terminal part of a long bone, antenna, etc

Word Origin for capitulum

C18: from Latin, literally: a little head, from caput head

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for capitulum

capitulum

[ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ]

n. pl. ca•pit•u•la (-lə)

A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.

Other words from capitulum

ca•pit′u•lar adj.

Scientific definitions for capitulum

capitulum

[ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ]

Plural capitula

A small knob or head-shaped part, such as a protuberance of a bone or the tip of an insect's antenna.

An inflorescence consisting of a compact mass of small stalkless flowers, as in the English daisy. The yellow central portion of the capitulum of a daisy consists of disk flowers, while the outer white, petallike structures are actually ray flowers. The capitulum is the characteristic inflorescence of the composite family (Asteraceae) of flowering plants.

单词	capitulum
释义	capitulum [ kuh-pich-uh-luhm ] / kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR capitulum ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ca·pit·u·la [kuh-pich-uh-luh]. /kəˈpɪtʃ ə lə/. Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone. Origin of capitulum 1715–25; <Latin, equivalent to capit- (stem of caput) head + -ulum, neuter of -ulus-ule Words nearby capitulum capitular, capitulary, capitulate, capitulation, capitulationism, capitulum, capiz, cap jib, Caplet, caplin, cap. moll. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for capitulum I have noticed a specimen including mature ova, with a capitulum under half an inch long. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)\|Charles Darwin In the Odontocetes the ribs have, some of them, the normal attachment by capitulum and tuberculum. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard Trochanter I with dorso-terminal blade; postero-lateral angles of capitulum with rather short prolongations. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley Male,—with scarcely a vestige of a capitulum: maxill with fewer spines than in the female. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)\|Charles Darwin In consequence of this structure, the capitulum must possess considerable powers of contraction. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)\|Charles Darwin British Dictionary definitions for capitulum capitulum / (kəˈpɪtjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants anatomy zoology a headlike part, esp the enlarged knoblike terminal part of a long bone, antenna, etc Word Origin for capitulum C18: from Latin, literally: a little head, from caput head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to capitulum brain, skull, noodle, belfry, upstairs, attic, crown, dome, cranium, noggin, scalp, pate, coconut, thinker, gray matter, think tank, upper story Medical definitions for capitulum capitulum [ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ] n. pl. ca•pit•u•la (-lə) A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone. Other words from capitulum ca•pit′u•lar adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for capitulum capitulum [ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ] Plural capitula A small knob or head-shaped part, such as a protuberance of a bone or the tip of an insect's antenna. An inflorescence consisting of a compact mass of small stalkless flowers, as in the English daisy. The yellow central portion of the capitulum of a daisy consists of disk flowers, while the outer white, petallike structures are actually ray flowers. The capitulum is the characteristic inflorescence of the composite family (Asteraceae) of flowering plants. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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capitulum

noun, plural ca·pit·u·la [kuh-pich-uh-luh]. /kəˈpɪtʃ ə lə/.

Origin of capitulum

Words nearby capitulum

Example sentences from the Web for capitulum

British Dictionary definitions for capitulum

noun plural -la (-lə)

Word Origin for capitulum

Words related to capitulum

Medical definitions for capitulum

n. pl. ca•pit•u•la (-lə)

Other words from capitulum

Scientific definitions for capitulum

Plural capitula