Definition of Caputs. Meaning of Caputs. Synonyms of Caputs

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Definition of Caputs

Caput
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.

Meaning of Caputs from wikipedia

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- Caput Mundi is a Latin phrase which literally means "Head of the world" whereas Roma Caput Mundi means "Rome capital of the world" and is one of the many...
- The phrase caput draconis means "dragon's head" (or "head of the dragon") in Latin. Caput Draconis may also refer to: The "head" of the constellation Draco...
- Caput medusae is the appearance of distended and engorged superficial epigastric veins, which are seen radiating from the umbilicus across the abdomen...
- Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection...
- Caput mortuum (plural capita mortua; literally "dead head") is a Latin term used in alchemy to signify a useless substance left over from a chemical operation...
- Caput lupinum (transl. wolf's head) or caput gerat lupinum (transl. may he wear a wolfish head) are terms used in the English legal system and its derivatives...
- Caput Medusae is Latin for "head of Medusa". It may also refer to: Medusa's head, a part of the constellation ****us Caput medusae, distended and engorged...
- In the customs of the kingdom of England, the caput baroniae (Latin, 'head of the barony') was the ancient, or chief seat or castle of a nobleman, which...
- Astrophytum caput-medusae (synonym Digitostigma caput-medusae) is a species of cactus native to Mexico, specifically the state of Nuevo León; the plant...