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CAPITATE
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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:
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
Classified under:
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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