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S vs Capitate - What's the difference?

s | capitate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective capitate is

(anatomy) having a distinct globular tip.

As a noun capitate is

(anatomy) the capitate bone of the wrist.

As a verb capitate is

(us|health care) to pay health-care providers using a capitation system.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    capitate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
  • (botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.

    • Verb

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