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Capitulum

Definitions: Capitulum

Capitulum

Noun

1. A dense clusters of flowers or foliage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce".

2. Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn.

3. The upper branches and leaves of a tree.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\, noun; plural Capitula. [Latin expression, small head.]. (Websters 1913)

 

Synonyms: Capitulum

Synonyms: crown (n), ear (n), head (n), spike (n), treetop (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Capitulum

English words defined with "capitulum": ButtonbushCapitulaLappaceousray floret, ray flower. (references)
Etymologies containing "capitulum": Capitule. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Capitulum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (article, capitulum, cathedral chapter, chapter, chapter meeting, flower-head, head of a structure, hemorrhoids, house, little head, piles, religious, seed-capsule).

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Image Slideshow: Capitulum

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Usage Frequency: Capitulum

"Capitulum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Capitulum" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%4175,879

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Capitulum

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

capitulum

3

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Modern Translations: Capitulum

Language Translations for "capitulum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

capitulum (small head), hoved (fifth quarter, head, head of a page, header, headland, headpiece, heads, main, pate, title, top chord). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

capitulum (condyle, condylus, small head), capitellum (small head), hoofdje (small head). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

mykerö. (various references)

   

French

  

capitule (capitulates), tete condyle. (various references)

   

German

  

Capitulum (small head), Köpfchen (brains, gumption, little head, savvy). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κεφάλιον, μικρά κεφαλή (small head). (various references)

   

Italian

  

capolino. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

apitulumcay

   

Portuguese

  

capítulo (chapter). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

capitul. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

capitulum (small head), capítulo (chapter, episode). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

huvud (first runnings, foreshots, head, heads, home, pate). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Capitulum

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

capitulum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Capitulum

LanguageDateSourceHebrews Chapter 8, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKefalaion de epi toiV legomenoiV toiouton ecomen arcierea oV ekaqisen en dexia tou qronou thV megalwsunhV en toiV ouranoiV
Latin405VulgateCapitulum autem super ea quae dicuntur talem habemus pontificem qui consedit in dextera sedis Magnitudinis in caelis
Middle English1395WyclifBut a capitle on tho thingis that ben seid. We han siche a bischop, that sat in the riythalf of the seete of greetnesse in heuenes,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleOf the thynges which we have spoke this is the pyth: that we have soche an hye preste that is sitten on ye right honde of the seate of maieste in heven
Jacobean English1611King JamesNow of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Victorian English1833WebsterNow of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Basic English1964OgdenNow of the things we are saying this is the chief point: We have such a high priest, who has taken his place at the right hand of God's high seat of glory in heaven,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Capitulum

LanguageHebrews Chapter 8, Verse 1
Cebuano¶ Karon ang lintunganay sa among gisulti mao kini: aduna kita niining maong labaw nga sacerdote, nga nagalingkod sa too sa trono sa Halangdon didto sa mga langit,
CroatianA glavno u ovom izlaganju jest: takva imamo Velikog sveæenika koji sjede zdesna prijestolja Velièanstva na nebesima
DanishMen Hovedpunktet ved det, hvorom her tales, er dette: vi have en sådan Ypperstepræst, der har taget Sæde på højre Side af Majestætens Trone i Himlene
DutchDe hoofdsom nu der dingen, waarvan wij spreken, is, dat wij hebben zodanigen Hogepriester, Die gezeten is aan de rechter hand van den troon der Majesteit in de hemelen:
FinnishMutta pääkohta siinä, mistä me puhumme, on tämä: meillä on sellainen ylimmäinen pappi, joka istuu Majesteetin valtaistuimen oikealla puolella taivaissa,
FrenchLe point capital de ce qui vient d`être dit, c`est que nous avons un tel souverain sacrificateur, qui s`est assis la droite du trône de la majesté divine dans les cieux,
GermanDas ist nun die Hauptsache, davon wir reden: Wir haben einen solchen Hohenpriester, der da sitzt zu der Rechten auf dem Stuhl der Majestät im Himmel
HungarianFõdolog pedig azokra nézve, a miket mondunk, az, hogy olyan fõpapunk van, a ki a mennyei Felség királyi székének jobbjára üle,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPokok dari seluruh pembicaraan ini ialah: Kita mempunyai Imam Agung yang seperti itu, yang duduk memerintah bersama Allah Mahabesar di surga.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAdapun di dalam segala perkara yang kami katakan demikian itu, inilah yang terutama: Bahwa kita ada seorang Imam Besar yang demikian itu, yang duduk di sebelah kanan arasy Yang Mahabesar di surga,
ItalianIl punto capitale delle cose che stiamo dicendo è questo: noi abbiamo un sommo sacerdote così grande che si è assiso alla destra del trono della maest nei cieli,
Maori¶ Na, ko te tino tenei o enei korero: He tohunga pera to tatou, kua noho ki matau o te torona o te Nui i nga rangi;
NorwegianMen en hovedsak ved det som her sies, er dette: Vi har en sådan yppersteprest som satte sig ved høire side av Majestetens trone i himlene,
PortugueseOra, do que estamos dizendo, o ponto principal é este: Temos um sumo sacerdote tal, que se assentou nos céus direita do trono da Majestade,   
RumanianPunctul cel mai knsemnat al celor spuse este cq avem un Mare Preot, care S`a awezat la dreapta scaunului de domnie al Mqririi, kn ceruri,
RussianзМБЧОПЕ ЦЕ Ч ФПН, П ЮЕН ЗПЧПТЙН, ЕУФШ ФП: НЩ ЙНЕЕН ФБЛПЗП рЕТЧПУЧСЭЕООЙЛБ, лПФПТЩК ЧПУУЕМ П"ЕУОХА ТЕУФПМБ ЧЕМЙЮЙС ОБ ОЕ'ЕУБИ
Shuar¶ Nekas juna Tájame: Yúsnan pujurniu uuntri Jesus iin ti shiir yainma asa akupin pujutainium Yusa untsuurini nayaimpiniam pujusuiti.
SwahiliBasi, jambo muhimu katika hayo tunayosema ni hili: sisi tunaye Kuhani Mkuu wa namna hiyo, ambaye anaketi upande wa kulia wa kiti cha enzi cha Mwenyezi Mungu mbinguni.
SwedishKristus överstepräst i det sannskyldiga tabernaklet. Det nya förbundet.
Uma¶ Toi-mi poko lolita-ku: ria-taka-tana Imam Bohe-ta to hewa toe. Mohura-i hi mali ngka'ana Pohuraa Alata'ala hi suruga.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "Capitulum"

Words rhyming with "capitulum" (pronounced 'Ca*pit"u*lum'): Acetabulum, Animalculum, Asylum, Cerebellum, Cingulum, Clum, Coagulum, Coelum, Collum, Corallum, Corniculum, Cribellum, Crotalum, Curriculum, Diverticulum, Doliolum, Epiphyllum, Flabellum, flagellum, Fraenulum, Furculum, Glabellum, Haustellum, Hibernaculum, hilum, hoodlum, hordeolum, Hypodactylum, Hypoptilum, Incunabulum, infundibulum, Interoperculum, Intervallum, Involucellum, Jugulum, Labellum, Latibulum, Lum, Mesophyllum, Operculum, Opusculum, Osculum, Ossiculum, Ovulum, pabulum, Paradactylum, Paramylum, Peplum, Periculum, Petalum. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Capitulum

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-m-p-t-u-u"

-3 letters: cumuli, cupula, impact, mutual, talcum, tumuli, ultima, umlaut.

-4 letters: ampul, aulic, campi, caput, claim, clamp, clapt, clipt, clump, culpa, culti, cutup, limpa, malic, miaul, milpa, mulct, pical, picul, pilau, plait, plica, tical, tulip, umiac, uplit.

-5 letters: alit, alum, calm, camp, caul, clam, clap, clip, clit, culm, cult, laic, lamp, lati, lima, limp, lipa.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-m-p-t-u-u"
 

+2 letters: multicampus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Capitulum


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 70 69 74 75 6C 75 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01110000 01101001 01110100 01110101 01101100 01110101 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#112 &#105 &#116 &#117 &#108 &#117 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 0070 0069 0074 0075 006C 0075 006D

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

376782758687788779

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Translations: Ancient
9. Bible Trace
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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