caput

Meanings

• noun

  Head, the upper part of the body in humans and animals, containing the brain, eyes, ears, and nose.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with caput
hut , put , nut , cut

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Variants

List of all variants of caput that leads to same result
kaput , kaputt , go kaput

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Etymology

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From Latin caput, head.

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Trivia

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1. The human head weighs around 8-9 pounds.

2. The average human head has about 100,000 hair follicles.

3. The largest human head on record belonged to Robert Wadlow, who measured 32.5 inches (82.5 cm) in circumference.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cephalopod: A mollusk with a head resembling that of a vertebrate animal. Caput is the Latin root for cephalo-, meaning head.

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Culture

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In ancient Rome, the Caput Mundi or Caput Humanum referred to the head as the center of the world or the universe. In art, the representation of a head, or a portrait head, is called a caput.

How to Memorize "caput"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a human head or an animal head. Try to remember the shape and features of a head.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word caput with the image of a head or with the Latin word caput. Visualize the word written in Latin.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym CAPUT to remember the different parts of the head: C for Cranium, A for Eyes, P for Nose, U for Ears, and T for Teeth.

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