capitate adj 1: being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip n 1: the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus [syn: {capitate}, {capitate bone}, {os capitatum}]
Capitate \Cap"i*tate\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. capitatus fr. caput head.] 1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head. [1913 Webster]