- Botany & Zoology ending in a distinct compact head【植, 动】头状的; 槌形的。
(亦作capitate bone)
- Anatomy the largest of the carpal bones, situated at the base of the palm of the hand and articulating with the third metacarpal【剖】头状骨。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin capitatus, from caput, capit-, 'head'.