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capsule (enc)

Capsule

Noun1.capsule - a small container
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
paintball - a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball
2.capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
lozenge, pill, tablet, tab - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
3.capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
bilocular capsule - a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
boll - the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
siliqua, silique - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
4.capsule - a shortened version of a written work
summary - a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
5.capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
eyeball, orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
6.capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
7.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
cockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
Verb1.capsule - enclose in a capsule
enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
2.capsule - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"
condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

 

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