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CAPITATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus

Synonyms:

capitate; capitate bone; os capitatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("capitate" is a kind of...):

carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)

Derivation:

capitate (being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

circular; round (having the shape or form of a circle)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Derivation:

capitate (the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb capitate

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