caput

[key-puht, kap-uht]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

capita 

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

Income per capita in New Mexico is among the lowest in the nation, according to Commerce Department data.

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Its per capita income tripled in the last decade and the World Bank estimates that more than 25 million people have been lifted out of poverty in the last 20 years.

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“We’ve led the state in homicides and violent crimes per capita for a while now.”

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Guyana, a small English-speaking country neighboring Venezuela, holds the largest known oil reserves per capita in the world.

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In 2022, it had more than twice the per capita military enlistment rate of the highest U.S. state, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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