capitate

English Thesaurus

1. the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus (noun.body)

hypernym	:	carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone,
definition	:	any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates (noun.body)

2. being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip (adj.all)

similar	:	circular, round,
definition	:	having a circular shape (adj.all)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

3. the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus (noun.body)

derivation	:	capitate,
definition	:	being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip (adj.all)

4. being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip (adj.all)

derivation	:	capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum,
definition	:	the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus (noun.body)

5. the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus (noun.body)

derivation	:	capitate,
definition	:	being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip (adj.all)

6. being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip (adj.all)

derivation	:	capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum,
definition	:	the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus (noun.body)