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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. The top or superior part of a thing.
  
     3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of
        Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
  
              Your caputs and heads of colleges.    --Lamb.
  
     Caput mortuum. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum
        after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless
        residue.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  caput
       n 1: 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: 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]
       [also: capita (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Λατινικά n.
     1 κεφάλι
     2 (σνκδ) άνθρωπος
     3 πρωτεύουσα, μητρόπολη
     4 αρχηγός
     5 κορυφή
     6 πηγή
     7 βίος
     8 θάνατος
     9 κύριος
     10 κορυφαίος
     11 κεφάλαιο
     12 είδος ασθένειας νεογέννητων

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Latin n.
     1 (q: of human and animals) The head.
     2 # (lb la poetic) The head as the seat of the understanding.
     3 (lb la transferred sense) (q: of inanimate things):
     4 # (q: in general) The head, top, summit, point, end, extremity
  (beginning or end).
     5 # (q: of rivers) The origin, source, spring (head).
     6 # (lb la rare) (q: of rivers) The mouth, embouchure.
     7 # (lb la botany sometimes) The root.
     8 # vine branches.
     9 # (lb la poetic) (q: of trees) The summit, top.
     10 (lb la literature) A man, person, or animal.
     11 (lb la figurative):
     12 # physical life.
     13 # civil or political life.
     14 # (lb la very frequently) The first or chief person or thing; the
  head, leader, chief, guide, capital.
     15 (lb la writing) A division, section, paragraph, chapter.
     16 (lb la New Latin anatomy) A headlike protuberance on an organ or
  body part, usually bone.
     17 (lb la New Latin disease) A disease; a severe swelling of the soft
  tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through
  the birth canal.
     n.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The head.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
     3 The top or superior part of a thing.
     4 (lb en UK) The council or rule body of the (w: University of
  Cambridge) prior to the constitution of 1856.
     5 (lb en medicine colloquial) (ellipsis of en caput succedaneum).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     n.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The head.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
     3 The top or superior part of a thing.
     4 (lb en UK) The council or rule body of the (w: University of
  Cambridge) prior to the constitution of 1856.
     5 (lb en medicine colloquial) (ellipsis of en caput succedaneum).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Latin n.
     1 (q: of human and animals) The head.
     2 # (lb la poetic) The head as the seat of the understanding.
     3 (lb la transferred sense) (q: of inanimate things):
     4 # (q: in general) The head, top, summit, point, end, extremity
  (beginning or end).
     5 # (q: of rivers) The origin, source, spring (head).
     6 # (lb la rare) (q: of rivers) The mouth, embouchure.
     7 # (lb la botany sometimes) The root.
     8 # vine branches.
     9 # (lb la poetic) (q: of trees) The summit, top.
     10 (lb la literature) A man, person, or animal.
     11 (lb la figurative):
     12 # physical life.
     13 # civil or political life.
     14 # (lb la very frequently) The first or chief person or thing; the
  head, leader, chief, guide, capital.
     15 (lb la writing) A division, section, paragraph, chapter.
     16 (lb la New Latin anatomy) A headlike protuberance on an organ or
  body part, usually bone.
     17 (lb la New Latin disease) A disease; a severe swelling of the soft
  tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through
  the birth canal.
     n.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The head.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
     3 The top or superior part of a thing.
     4 (lb en UK) The council or rule body of the (w: University of
  Cambridge) prior to the constitution of 1856.
     5 (lb en medicine colloquial) (ellipsis of en caput succedaneum).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Latin n.
     1 (q: of human and animals) The head.
     2 # (lb la poetic) The head as the seat of the understanding.
     3 (lb la transferred sense) (q: of inanimate things):
     4 # (q: in general) The head, top, summit, point, end, extremity
  (beginning or end).
     5 # (q: of rivers) The origin, source, spring (head).
     6 # (lb la rare) (q: of rivers) The mouth, embouchure.
     7 # (lb la botany sometimes) The root.
     8 # vine branches.
     9 # (lb la poetic) (q: of trees) The summit, top.
     10 (lb la literature) A man, person, or animal.
     11 (lb la figurative):
     12 # physical life.
     13 # civil or political life.
     14 # (lb la very frequently) The first or chief person or thing; the
  head, leader, chief, guide, capital.
     15 (lb la writing) A division, section, paragraph, chapter.
     16 (lb la New Latin anatomy) A headlike protuberance on an organ or
  body part, usually bone.
     17 (lb la New Latin disease) A disease; a severe swelling of the soft
  tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through
  the birth canal.
     n.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The head.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
     3 The top or superior part of a thing.
     4 (lb en UK) The council or rule body of the (w: University of
  Cambridge) prior to the constitution of 1856.
     5 (lb en medicine colloquial) (ellipsis of en caput succedaneum).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Latina n.
     (yhteys anatomia k=la) pää (+luokka la ruumiinosa)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  caput
     Latin n.
     1 (tagg anatomi språk=la) huvud
     2 (tagg poetiskt språk=la) huvudet som centrum för tänkande och
  förstånd
     3 (tagg överfört text=om icke-levande ting språk=la) höjd, toppnivå,
  slut, ände, spets
     4 (tagg överfört text=om floder språk=la) källa, upprinnelse
     5 (tagg överfört text=om floder, ovanligt språk=la) mynning, utlopp
     6 (tagg språk=la överfört botanik) rot
     7 (tagg språk=la överfört poetiskt text=om träd) topp, (träd)krona
     8 (tagg överfört botanik  språk=la) rot
     9 (tagg litteratur språk=la) man, person, individ, djur; levande
  varelse
     10 (tagg bildligt språk=la) liv (som kraft), själsliv
     11 (tagg bildligt språk=la) liv
     12 huvudsaklig person; huvudperson, ledare
     13 huvudsakligt föremål eller plats; huvuddel; huvudstad eller
  liknande
     14 (tagg litteratur språk=la) paragraf, stycke
     15 (tagg språk=la anatomi nylatin) huvudlik utbuktning från ett organ
  eller kroppsdel, vanligen av ben
     16 (tagg språk=la medicin nylatin) en specifik sjukdom där symtomet
  är allvarlig svullnad av mjuk vävnad hos ett nyfött barns huvudsvål som
  utvecklas då bäbisen färdas genom födelsekanalen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  caput /kˈapʊt/ 
  hlava

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  caput /kˈapʊt/
  1. (çoğ.) capita) (anat.) herhangi bir maddenin üzerinde baş şeklinde bir çıkıntı teşkil eden kısım.

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 :   [ freedict:lat-deu ]

  caput (capitis ) 
  1. opf
  2. Haupt

From Latin-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:lat-eng ]

  caput /kˈapʊt/
  1. head, pate
  2. chapter

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kəˈpʊt/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 头;头状突起

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