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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•sule /ˈkæpsəl, -sul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Drugsa very small, usually tube-shaped casing with a dose of medicine inside, designed to be swallowed.
- Biologya similar structure in a plant, esp. a case containing a seed or seeds.
- Aeronautics, AerospaceAlso called space capsule. a sealed cabin in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space.
adj. [before a noun] - short and concise;
briefly described:a capsule report; a capsule summary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•sule (kap′səl, -so̅o̅l, -syo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n., v., -suled, -sul•ing, adj. n. - Drugs[Pharm.]a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- Biology
- a membranous sac or integument.
- either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum.
- the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
- Botanya dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
- a small case, envelope, or covering.
- Aeronautics, AerospaceAlso 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.
- Aeronautics[Aviation.]a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency.
- Winea thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle.
- a concise report;
brief outline:An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors.
v.t. - to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule;
encapsulate. - to capsulize.
adj. - small and compact.
- short and concise;
brief and summarized:a capsule report.
- Latin capsula, equivalent. to caps(a) box (see case2) + -ula -ule
- French)
- 1645–55; 1950–55 for def. 5; (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capsule /ˈkæpsjuːl/ n - a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine
- a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle
- a dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting, as in the violet, or through pores, as in the poppy
- the spore-producing organ of mosses and liverworts
- a cartilaginous, fibrous, or membranous envelope surrounding any of certain organs or parts
- See space capsule
- an aeroplane cockpit that can be ejected in a flight emergency, complete with crew, instruments, etc
- (modifier) in a highly concise form: a capsule summary
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box |