capsule
cap·sule
(kăp′səl, -so͞ol)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 polysaccharide 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.]
cap′su·lar (-sə-lər, -syo͝o-) adj.
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capsule
(ˈkæpsjuːl)n
1. (Pharmacology) a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine
2. (Brewing) a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle
3. (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. (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. (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
7. (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.
[C17: from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box]
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cap•sule
(ˈkæp səl, -sul, -syul) n., v. -suled, -sul•ing,
adj. n.
1. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
2.
a. a membranous sac or integument of the body.
b. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum.
c. the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
3. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
4. a small case, envelope, or covering.
5. Also called space capsule. a sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere.
6. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected in an emergency.
7. a concise report; brief outline.
v.t.8. to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
9. to capsulize.
adj.10. small and compact.
11. short and concise; briefly summarized: a capsule report.
[1645–55; (< French) < Latin capsula=caps(a) box (see case2) + -ula -ule]
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capsule
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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 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 worksummary, sum-up - a brief statement 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 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 eyeball, orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye 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 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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Translations
قَرْصٌ هُلاميٌّ لِتَعْبِئَةِ الدَّواءكَبْسُولَةكَبْسولَه، غِلاف، غِطاء
kapsletobolkakabina
kapsel
kapselikotakotelo
kapsula
kapszulaûrkabin
hylkihylki, belgur
カプセル
캡슐
kapsulė
kapsula
kapsula
kapsel
ยาที่อยู่ในหลอดเล็กๆ
thuốc con nhộng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
capsule
(ˈkӕpsjuːl) , ((American) -sl) noun1. a small gelatine case containing a dose of medicine etc.
2. a closed metal container. a space capsule.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
capsule
→ كَبْسُولَة tobolka kapsel Kapsel κάψουλα cápsula kapseli capsule kapsula capsula カプセル 캡슐 capsule kapsel kapsułka cápsula капсула kapsel ยาที่อยู่ในหลอดเล็กๆ kapsül thuốc con nhộng 胶囊Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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