| Aerospace. capsule (def. 5). |
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noun, verb, -suled, -sul⋅ing, adjective | 1. | Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine. |
| 2. | Biology.
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| 3. | Botany. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels. |
| 4. | a small case, envelope, or covering. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | Aviation. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency. |
| 7. | a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle. |
| 8. | a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors. |
| 9. | to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate. |
| 10. | to capsulize. |
| 11. | small and compact. |
| 12. | short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report. |
| space capsule n. A vehicle or compartment of a vehicle designed to transport, protect, and support humans or animals in outer space or at very high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere. |
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.
capsule (kāp'səl, -s l) Pronunciation Key
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