capitate

Adjective

capitate (not comparable)

1. Having a distinct globular tip.
   • The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones, and occupies the centre of the wrist. It presents, above, a rounded portion or head, which is received into the concavity formed by the navicular and lunate; a constricted portion or neck; and below this, the body. The superior surface is round...1913 Henry Gray: Anatomy Descriptive and Applied
2. Topped with a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites or the antennae of some insects.
   • 1884 A. de Bary Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns. Oxford University Press
     Capitate hairs occur on most leaf-forming plants, especially Dicotyledons and Ferns, as a rule in company with non-glandular hairs. It is true they are absent from many large groups......
   • Capitate antennae are thin through most of the structure, then abruptly widen, so it looks like the head of a pin sitting on the end of the antennae. This antennal shape is commonly found in butterflies.2020 Jason H. Byrd, Jeffery K. Tomberlin (eds) Forensic Entomology ISBN: 978-0-815-35016-3

Noun

capitate (plural capitates)

1. The capitate bone of the wrist.

Verb

IPA/ˈkæpɪteɪt/

capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)

1. (US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.