caput

[ key-puht, kap-uht ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural ca·pi·ta [kap, -i-t, uh].

1. any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.

caput

/ ˈkæp-; ˈkeɪpət /

noun

1. anatomy a technical name for the head
2. the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

Word History and Origins

Origin of caput¹

1640–50; < Latin: head

Word History and Origins

Origin of caput¹

C18: from Latin

Example Sentences

In fact, America’s rich are responsible for an enormous proportion of the global emissions causing climate change, even as per capita emissions are rising in many other countries.

From Salon

But beyond the EU, Montenegro has let in in more than 200,000 Ukrainians, making it the highest per capita Ukrainian refugee population in the world.

From BBC

For years, it has sat in the top 10 countries with the highest per capita road fatalities.

From BBC

Officially, at least, only a handful of people were being murdered per capita, fewer than in Los Angeles or Washington, on a daily basis.

From Los Angeles Times

Amy is one of dozens who came forward to testify in a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into the impacts of gambling in Australia - which wagers more per capita than any other country.

From BBC