Associations to the word «Capitate»

Wiktionary

CAPITATE, adjective. (anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
CAPITATE, adjective. (botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.
CAPITATE, noun. (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.
CAPITATE, verb. (US) (health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.
CAPITATE BONE, noun. The largest of the bones in the human wrist.

Dictionary definition

CAPITATE, noun. The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus.
CAPITATE, adjective. Being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras