caput
Anatomical head term
Caput is a Latin term meaning head, used in English mainly in anatomy and law.
In anatomy, it names the head or rounded end of a bone or muscle: the caput of the femur.
In law, it appears in phrases like caput mortuum (dead head) or historical references to per capita taxation—literally, by heads.
Skull bone structure
vertex · parietal · frontal · temporal · occipital · fontanelle · suture · lambda
Uppermost body part
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- leaderOne who guides others
- principalChief school administrator
- directorOne who leads
commander · boss · chieftain · headman · chairman · superior · master · governor
Point of origin
- headUppermost body part
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- springRecoiling metal spiral
wellspring · beginning · fount · font · headspring
cranium
Skull bone structure
occiput · vertex · parietal · frontal · temporal · occipital · fontanelle · suture · lambda · braincase
head
Uppermost body part
director · commander · boss · chieftain · headman · chairman · superior · master · governor · superintendent
source
Point of origin
- headUppermost body part
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
spring · wellspring · beginning · fount · font · headspring
section
Distinct divided part
- headingDirectional course traveled
- divisionSplitting into parts
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
paragraph · title · rubric · subhead · subsection · part · segment · unit
nullity
Complete absence or invalidity
annulled · abrogated · nullified · rescinded · revoked · vacated · vitiated · inoperative · unenforceable · discharged
- baseball capSoft hat, stiff brim
- bottle capCrimped metal beverage closure
- capital lettersLarger alphabet forms
- data capMaximum permitted internet consumption
- Captain ObviousSarcastic term for over-explainers
- team captainDesignated group leader
cap, capital, captain, capitalize, capitalization, decapitate, per capita, recapitulate, decapitated