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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a pill in the form of a small rounded container with medicine inside | |
| Related terms: | pill capsulise | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a small container (as one holding electronic equipment) | |
| Related terms: | container paintball | |
| 3. | [ verb ] enclose in a capsule | |
| Synonyms: | capsulize capsulate | |
| Related terms: | envelop | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a structure that encloses a body part | |
| Related terms: | structure eyeball malpighian_body | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (astronomy,transportation) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space | |
| Synonyms: | space_capsule | |
| Related terms: | spacecraft command_module | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (botany) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses | |
| Related terms: | pericarp bilocular_capsule boll silique peristome | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (writing) a shortened version of a written work | |
| Synonyms: | abridgment abridgement condensation | |
| Related terms: | summary condense encapsulate | |
| 8. | [ verb ] put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | |
| Synonyms: | capsulise capsulize encapsulate | |
| Examples: | "capsulize the news" |
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| Related terms: | condense condensation | |
| 9. | [ verb ] enclose in a capsule | |
| Synonyms: | capsulate capsulize capsulise | |
| Related terms: | envelop | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute | |
| Synonyms: | ejector_seat ejection_seat | |
| Related terms: | seat cockpit | |
| Similar spelling: |
capsulize capsulise capsulate capsulated capsular Capsella |
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