cap|i|tate

cap|i|tate
cap|i|tate «KAP uh tayt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. Botany. a) clustered into a head. b) having a rounded head: »

a capitate stigma.

2. Anatomy. having to do with or denoting a bone of the carpus or human wrist, in the center of the distal row of carpal bones.
–n.
Anatomy. the capitate bone.
╂[< Latin capitātus < caput, -itis head]

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  • de|cap|i|tate — «dih KAP uh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to cut off the head of; behead: »In Germanic nations, as is well known, culprits were decapitated by means of the heavy bladed broad two handed sword (Notes and Queries). ╂[< Late Latin dē… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cap — cap·no·di·a·ce·ae; cap·no·di·um; cap·pa; cap·pagh; cap·pa·ri·da·ce·ae; cap·pa·ris; cap·pe·len·ite; cap·pel·let·ti; cap·pie; cap·po; cap·py; cap·ra; cap·ral·de·hyde; cap·rate; cap·ric; cap·ri·cor·nis; cap·ri·dae; cap·ri·fi·cate; cap·ri·fi·ca·tion; …   English syllables

  • tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… …   English syllables

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  • Cap Dierks — Merton L. Cap Dierks (born July 2, 1932 in O Neill, Nebraska) is a Nebraska state senator from Ewing, Nebraska, United States, in the Nebraska Legislature. NOTOC Personal lifeHe was born on July 2, 1932, in O Neill, Nebraska and graduated from… …   Wikipedia

  • George Henry Hamilton Tate — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tate. George Henry Hamilton Tate est un zoologiste américain d’origine britannique, né le 30 avril 1894 à Londres et mort le 24 décembre 1953 à Morristown dans le New Jersey. En 1912, la famille Tate s’installe… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • capitate — cap·i·tate …   English syllables

  • capitate — cap•i•tate [[t]ˈkæp ɪˌteɪt[/t]] adj. 1) bot globose, as certain leaf or flower clusters 2) anat. zool. enlarged or knob shaped at the end, as a bone • Etymology: 1655–65; < L capitātus having a head =capit , s. of caput head + ātus ate I …   From formal English to slang

  • DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… …   English syllables

  • decapitate — 1. To cut off the head; specifically, to remove the head of a fetus to facilitate delivery in cases of irremediable dystocia; to cut off the head of an animal in preparation for certain physiologic experiments; obsolete term. 2. Relating to an… …   Medical dictionary

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