caput

American  

[key-puht, kap-uht] / ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

capita

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

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caput British  

/ ˈkæp-, ˈkeɪpət /

noun

1. anatomy a technical name for the head

2. the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

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Etymology

Origin of caput

1640–50; < Latin: head

Example Sentences

Measuring per capita, it was the city’s safest year since 1959.

From Los Angeles Times

Economists often battle over the degree to which Indian consumers can support the economy, given that per capita income is around $2,700 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

With gross domestic product per capita on par with Japan and a stagnant population, South Korea’s tigerish growth days are behind it.

From Barron's

He points out that Mississippi has already passed the U.K. in per capita GDP and is set to pass Germany any day now.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, while Massachusetts gets the most National Institutes of Health funding of any state on a per capita basis, changes are afoot.

From The Wall Street Journal