capsule
/ˈkæps(ə)l/noun, verb2 syllables
Capsule means: a shortened version of a written work.
Synonyms for capsule11
noun, as in a shortened version of a written work
noun, as in a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
noun, as in a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
verb, as in enclose in a capsule
verb, as in put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
What does capsule mean?9
noun
a shortened version of a written work
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
a small container
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
a structure that encloses a body part
verb
enclose in a capsule
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume“capsulize the news”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Capsule in a sentence
- Take this capsule within thirty minutes of each meal.CM
- This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women.wonkk
- The space capsule made a splashdown in the ocean.AqQoyriq_1
- The time capsule will be opened in fifty years.Hybrid
- A lifeless body lay in a capsule flanked by strange technology.DJ_Saidez
- Ziri was delighted to have the time capsule back.Amastan
- Ziri buried his time capsule in the backyard.Amastan
- The blast broke a piece of the capsule.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of capsule
as a noun
- plural
- capsules
as a verb
- past tense
- capsuled
- present participle
- capsuling
- third-person singular
- capsules
- past participle
- capsuled