capsule
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"

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
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