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Meaning of "capitulum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPITULUM

From Latin, literally: a little head, from caput head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPITULUM

capitulum  [kəˈpɪtjʊləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPITULUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capitulum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPITULUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of capitulum in the English dictionary

The definition of capitulum in the dictionary is a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants. Other definition of capitulum is a headlike part, esp the enlarged knoblike terminal part of a long bone, antenna, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPITULUM


acetabulum
ˌæsɪˈtæbjʊləm
baculum
ˈbækjʊləm
cingulum
ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm
coagulum
kəʊˈæɡjʊləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
diverticulum
ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm
frenulum
ˈfrɛnjʊləm
infundibulum
ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm
inoculum
ɪˈnɒkjʊləm
operculum
əʊˈpɜːkjʊləm
osculum
ˈɒskjʊləm
pabulum
ˈpæbjʊləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
reticulum
rɪˈtɪkjʊləm
retinaculum
ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm
saeculum
ˈsaɪkjʊləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
Triangulum
traɪˈæŋɡjʊləm
Tusculum
ˈtʌskjʊləm
vestibulum
vɛˈstɪbjʊləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPITULUM

capitation tax
capitative
capitayn
capitella
capitellum
Capitol
Capitol Hill
capitolian
Capitoline
capitula
capitulant
capitular
capitularies
capitularly
capitulary
capitulate
capitulation
capitulator
capitulatory
capiz

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPITULUM

aciculum
animalculum
Basic Curriculum
core curriculum
cubiculum
endoplasmic reticulum
gubernaculum
hibernaculum
Janiculum
jugulum
National Curriculum
propagulum
receptaculum
seculum
simple pendulum
suboperculum
tenaculum
tintinnabulum
vibraculum
vinculum

Synonyms and antonyms of capitulum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capitulum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPITULUM

Find out the translation of capitulum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capitulum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capitulum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头状花序
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capitulum
570 millions of speakers

English

capitulum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

capitulum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رؤيس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Головка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capitulum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

capitulum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capitule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capitulum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Capitulum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두상화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capitulum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

capitulum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலையுரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपिट्युलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

capitulum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capolino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

capitulum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capitul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

capitulum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

capitulum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

capitulum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

capitulum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capitulum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITULUM»

The term «capitulum» is normally little used and occupies the 125.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITULUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «capitulum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «capitulum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capitulum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPITULUM»

Discover the use of capitulum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capitulum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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De Proportionibus
(CAPITULA) De sapientia et philosophia capitulum primum De speculatione philosophie capitulum secundum De continua et discreta quantitate capitulum tertium 5 De numeris finitis vel infinitis capitulum quartum De numeris qui consonantias ...
Johannes Ciconia, Oliver B. Ellsworth, 1993
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ticks a monograph of the ixodiodea
Figs. 131-5, Dermacentor andersoni. Nymph: 131, capitulum and scutum; 132, page 79 ventral view of basis to show basal spurs; 133, spiracle; 134, tarsus IV; 135, coxae I-IV. Figs. 136-9, Dermacentor andersoni. Larva: 136, scutum; 137, ...
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Extra series / early English text society
2 Capitulum 2 ij [p. 3 Capitulum 3 iij [p. 4 Capitulum 4 iiij [p. 6 Capitulum 5 v [p. Capitulum 6 vj [p. 8 Capitulum 7 vij [p. 8 Capitulum 8 viij [p. 9 Capitulum 9 ix [p. 10 Capitulum 10 x [p. 10 Capitulum 11 xi [p. 11 Capitulum 12 xij [p. 13 Capitulum 13 ...
4
"First the Bow is Bent in Study-- ": Dominican Education ...
Ira-rb: De gracia quid est et quot modis accipitur, primum capitulum De tribus uirtutibus theologicis in generali, secundum capitulum De articulis fidei simbolo, distincione simbolorum, tertium capitulum De articulis fidei quantum ad diuinitatem ...
Marian Michèle Mulchahey, 1998
5
Ticks: a monograph of the Ixodoidea
9 > capitulum and scutum 232 229. Ixodes cordifer venter, tarsus 4 234 230. Ixodes holocyclus <J, venter, hypostome 235 231. „ „ 9 , capitulum and scutum, venter (replete), hypo- stome 237 232. „ „ o , capitulum in dorsal aspect .... 238 233.
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, William Francis Cooper, Cecil Warburton, 1908
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Ticks, a Monograph of the Ixodoidea: Classification. sect.II ...
Nymph (Fig. 425): Scutum 0'6 X 0'6 mm., sub-circular, the posterolateral borders slightly concave; cervical grooves long, sub-parallel. Capitulum resembling that of 2 ; base much broader than long, with well-marked cornua; palps with article 2  ...
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, William Francis Cooper, Cecil Warburton, 1915
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Ticks, a monograph of the Ixodoidea
9 > capitulum and scutum, part of venter, spiracle . 168 162. „ „ o, dorsum, venter, tarsus 4 168 163. Ixodes fuscipes 9 > capitulum and scutum, capitulum in ventral aspect, coxae, spiracle and tarsus 4. . 169 164. „ „ 9 > capitulum and scutum, ...
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, William Francis Cooper, Cecil Warburton, 1908
8
Barnacles: Structure, Function, Development and Evolution
Most of the mantle cavity is apical to H-H', within the apical regions of the scuta and terga, and basal to B-B', within the basal part of the capitulum. In order to trace the origin of balanomorphs from scalpellids, a functional transition is required in ...
D.T. Anderson, 1994
9
Invoking Angels: Theurgic Ideas and Practices, Thirteenth to ...
Capitulum xx de quarto celo quod dicitur Mathon et de suis potestatibus et suis angelis et suis operibus 21. Capitulum xxi de quinto celo quod dicitur Mahym et de suis angelis et de suis potestatibus et de suis operibus et sunt hic xii angeli ...
Claire Fanger, 2012
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Texts and Contexts in Ancient and Medieval Science: Studies ...
Capitulum iv. Isti sunt errores detestabiles contra catho- licam veritatem reperti in quibusdam scriptis. Quos quique dogmatizaverit vel defenderit a venerabili patre guilermo parisiensi episcopo convocato concilio omnium magistrorum tunc ...
John Emery Murdoch, Edith Dudley Sylla, Michael Rogers McVaugh, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPITULUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capitulum is used in the context of the following news items.
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A major historical contribution
A capitulum asks that imprisonment for crime or for debt should no longer be tolerated in private houses but that imprisonment should only be ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
2
We set off to find the elusive pilcrow
Some sources trace it to a “c,” for capitulum, Latin for “little heading,” or “subhead,” to use today's term. A couple of years ago, Smithsonian.com ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
3
'Through the Lens' illustrates art, science
Information about the photos includes botanical information, telling visitors the head of a beautifully photographed sunflower is a capitulum and ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, May 15»
4
Kinmen artist turns shell obsession into show at army base
... torrefactus, for scales in a piece titled Chinese Dragon, while the claws were made from Japanese goose barnacles, Capitulum mitella. «Taipei Times, May 15»
5
Breaking point: is the writing on the wall for the paragraph?
The pilcrow symbol itself probably evolved from the small letter C, for the Latin capitulum, “small head[ing], chapter”, along with two vertical ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
Feathery fleabane puts on quite a show
Before the capitulum opens, a series of bracts surrounds it, much like the sepals surround a flower bud before it opens up. When it blooms, the ... «Tallahassee.com, Apr 15»
7
Daisy Family plant doesn't look like a daisy
In all cases, flowers in this family are grouped in a cup-like structure, botanically known as a capitulum. This is the defining characteristic of the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
8
The Stick that lays eggs
At one end of each egg is a protein package called a capitulum, and it is the reason that ants treat the eggs as if they were plant seeds, carrying ... «www.ottawacommunitynews.com/, Nov 14»
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The Chapter: A History
The Latin word Wilbert used to prod his master to completion—capitulum—would eventually feed into a series of European languages: the ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
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Délai de récupération fonctionnelle après chirurgie par arthroscopie …
... du tendon à l'origine du CERC et d'une résection de la plica synoviale entre la tête radiale et le capitulum si celle-ci était interposée dans l'articulation. «kinesport, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
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