Definitions for time capsule
time cap·sule

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. time capsulenoun

   container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. time capsulenoun

   A sealed container, buried at some location, that contains records of contemporary life - to be rediscovered in the distant future.

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1. time capsule

   A time capsule is a container or vessel used for storing objects or information representing the current time, with the intent of it being opened or rediscovered at a future date. This is often done for historical preservation, sentimental value, or for future generations to gain insights about past cultures and societies. The items stored inside usually include photographs, letters, video footage, newspapers, artwork, and everyday objects.

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Time capsule

   A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists or historians. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World's Fair, a cornerstone laying for a building or at other events.

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How to pronounce time capsule?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of time capsule in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of time capsule in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of time capsule in a Sentence

1. Adam Watrobski:

   Discovering the time capsule was a great moment ... It gave us a real sense of history and provided a tangible connection to those that have worked to preserve this beautiful landmark before us.

2. Julie Langan:

   It is a second time capsule and likely the one that was known to have been placed in the pedestal, the one recovered last week was unexpected and likely left by men involved in the construction.

3. William Bottke:

   This means that the Earth has fewer older craters on its most stable regions not because of erosion, but because the impact rate was lower prior to 290 million years ago, the Moon is like a time capsule, helping us understand the Earth. We found that The Moon shared a similar bombardment history, which meant the answer to Earth's impact rate was staring everyone right in the face.

4. Alfred Hitchcock:

   We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like. I have prepared one of my own. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder, and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.

5. Xavier Louis Suarez:

   Unfortunately, it has become a time capsule because what we know is Communism has failed anywhere it has been tried in the history of humanity … the only equality it delivers is equal misery for all of its residents.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=time capsule
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Time_Capsule
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=time capsule