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səl, -sul, -syul noun
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Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
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Botany. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
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a small case, envelope, or covering.
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Also called space capsule. Aerospace. 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.
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Aviation. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency.
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a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle.
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a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors.
verb (used with object)
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to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
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to capsulize.
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adjective
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small and compact.
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short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.
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capsule (ˈkæpsjuːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine |
| 2. | a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle |
| 3. | 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. | 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 |
| 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. | See space capsule |
| 7. | 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. | (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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Word Origin & History
capsule
1652, from Fr. capsule "a membranous sac," from L. capsula dim. of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (2)). Medical sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. Capsulize, of news, etc., is from 1950.
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Medical Dictionary
capsule cap·sule (kāp'səl, -s&oomacr;l)
n.
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.
A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.
The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.
cap'su·lar (kāp'sə-lər, -sy&oobreve;-) adj.
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Science Dictionary
capsule (kāp'səl, -s l) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
There's a special chamber within the pacifier that can hold a capsule of medicine.
If fuel is found in time, the parent clones itself and plants a new fuel capsule in the clone.
The capsule shot to the surface, where its hatch burst open.
In a way, it's the chicken-and-egg- or rather the cow-and-gelatin-capsule- problem.
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