capitulum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
capitulum
n.
head of a bone, end of a bone (Anatomy)
Capitulum
The term
capitulum (plural
capitula) can refer to several things:
- the Latin for chapter
- an index or list of chapters at the head of a gospel manuscript
- a short reading in the Liturgy of the Hours
- A typographic symbol to mark chapters or paragraphs, now evolved into the pilcrow
capitulum
Noun
1. a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
(synonym) head
(hypernym) plant organ
2. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
(synonym) ear, spike
(hypernym) fruit
(hyponym) mealie
(part-holonym) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
3. the upper branches and leaves of a tree
(synonym) crown, treetop
(hypernym) top
(part-holonym) tree
Capitulum
(n.)
A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat.
(n.)
A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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capitulum
a chapter; a chapter-house.
