głowica

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Polish

Etymology

głowa (head) +‎ -ica (feminine augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

głowica f

  1. head (any device part that is placed at the end of something), e.g. warhead, print head, cylinder head; often disambiguated with adjectives
    głowica bojowawarhead
    głowica jądrowanuclear warhead
    głowica dysku – hard drive head
  2. pommel, knob on the end of the hilt of a sword
  3. (architecture) capital, the uppermost part of a column
  4. (heraldry) chief
  5. bovine malignant catarrhal fever

Declension

Synonyms

  • (uppermost part of column): kapitel

Further reading