1. (noun)
capsule
a small container
2. (noun)
capsule
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. (noun)
capsule
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. (noun)
condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule
a shortened version of a written work
5. (noun)
capsule
a structure that encloses a body part
6. (noun)
space capsule, capsule
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. (noun)
ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
8. (verb)
capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise
enclose in a capsule
9. (verb)
encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
"capsulize the news"
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Definition of 'capsule'
