cap·sule (k p s l, -s l)n. 1. A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin. 2. Anatomy A fibrous, membranous, or fatty sheath that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney or the fibrous tissues that surround a joint. 3. Microbiology A mucopolysaccharide outer shell enveloping certain bacteria. 4. Botany a. A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more united carpels. b. The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants. 5. A space capsule. 6. A brief summary; a condensation. adj. 1. Highly condensed; very brief: a capsule description. 2. Very small; compact. tr.v. cap·suled, cap·sul·ing, cap·sules 1. To enclose in or furnish with a capsule. 2. To condense or summarize: capsuled the news. [French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa, box.] |
capsule [ˈkæpsjuːl]
n
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. a dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting, as in the violet, or through pores, as in the poppy
b. the spore-producing organ of mosses and liverworts
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Bacteriol a gelatinous layer of polysaccharide or protein surrounding the cell wall of some bacteria: thought to be responsible for the virulence in pathogens
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy
a. a cartilaginous, fibrous, or membranous envelope surrounding any of certain organs or parts
b. a broad band of white fibres (internal capsule) near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
6. (Astronautics) See space capsule
7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aeroplane cockpit that can be ejected in a flight emergency, complete with crew, instruments, etc.
8. (modifier) in a highly concise form a capsule summary
9. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) (in the fashion industry) consisting of a few important representative items a capsule collection
[from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box]
| capsule (kpsl, -sl) 1. A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more carpels, as in the poppy and the cottonwood tree. 2. The sporangium (the hollow spore-producing structure) of mosses and other bryophytes. 3. The outer layer of viscous polysaccharide or polypeptide slime with which some bacteria cover their cell walls. Capsules provide defense against phagocytes and prevent the bacteria from drying out. |
1. A sealed, pressurized cabin for extremely high altitude or space flight which provides an acceptable environment for man, animal, or equipment.
2. An ejectable sealed cabin having automatic devices for safe return of the occupants to the surface.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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 filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball |
| 2. | capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | |
| 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 peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule | |
| 4. |  capsule - a shortened version of a written work | |
| 5. | capsule - a structure that encloses a body part anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "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 lens capsule - a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye | |
| 6. |  capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer spaceballistic 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 parachutecockpit - 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | capsule - enclose in a capsule |
| 2. | capsule - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" |
capsule
Translations
capsule
n → Kapsel f
n capsule [ˈkӕpsjuːl, (American ) -sl]
1 a small gelatine case containing a dose of medicine etc. kapsule قَرْصٌ هُلاميٌّ لِتَعْبِئَةِ الدَّواء ампула kapsle kapsel die Kapsel κάψουλα cápsula kapsel کپسول kapseli capsule כְּמוּסָה कैपसूल kapsula kapszula kapsul hylki, belgur capsula カプセル 캡슐 kapsulė kapsula kapsul ubat capsule pille, kapsel kapsułka cápsula capsulă капсула tobolka kapsula kapsula kapsel ยาที่อยู่ในหลอดเล็ก ๆ kapsül, kaşe 膠囊 капсула, оболонка دوائی والا چھوٹا کیپسول viên thuốc con nhộng 胶囊
2 a closed metal container a space capsule. kapsule كَبْسولَه، غِلاف، غِطاء капсула kabina kapsel die Kapsel θαλαμίσκος cápsula kapsel کابین؛ محفظه kapseli capsule מֵיכַל מָתֶכֶת संपुटिका kapsula űrkabin kapsul (geim)hylki capsula カプセル 밀폐 용기 캡슐 kapsulė kapsula bekas bertutup capsule (rom)kapsel kapsuła cápsula capsulă капсула kabína (kozmickej lode) kapsula čaura kapsel ส่วนของยานอวกาศ basınçlı kabin 密閉艙 капсула دھات کا بنا ہو بند ڈبہ đầu mang khí cụ khoa học của tàu vũ trụ 密闭容器；航天舱，太空舱
capsule → كبسولة tobolka kapsel Kapsel κάψουλα cápsula kapseli capsule kapsula capsula カプセル 캡슐 capsule kapsel wywrócić się cápsula капсула kapsel ยาที่อยู่ในหลอดเล็กๆ kapsül thuốc con nhộng 胶囊
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