Meaning & Definition of Capsule in English
English⟶
Capsule
/kæpsəl/
noun
1. A small container
synonym:
- capsule
2. A pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
synonym:
- capsule
3. A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
synonym:
- capsule
4. A shortened version of a written work
synonym:
- condensation,
- abridgement,
- abridgment,
- capsule
5. A structure that encloses a body part
synonym:
- capsule
6. A spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
synonym:
- space capsule,
- capsule
7. A pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency
- Then the pilot descends by parachute
synonym:
- ejection seat,
- ejector seat,
- capsule
verb
1. Enclose in a capsule
synonym:
- capsule,
- capsulate,
- capsulize,
- capsulise
2. Put in a short or concise form
- Reduce in volume
- "Capsulize the news"
synonym:
- encapsulate,
- capsule,
- capsulize,
- capsulise