capsule

/kˈæpsjuːl/

/ˈkæpsəɫ/

Capsule

a dry, hard covering type of fruit that splits open to release seeds, such as in poppy seeds or okra

a small container, especially in a round and cylindrical shape

2.1

a type of small, rounded drug that has medicine inside, which when swallowed releases its medical substance

a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space

a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

a structure that encloses a body part

a shortened version of a written work

a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

to capsule

MAIN VERB

put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

synonyms : capsulise

enclose in a capsule

synonyms : capsulate

Examples

1. She collected capsules from various plants and carefully stored them for future study.

2. He crushed the dried capsules of the poppy flowers to extract the tiny seeds for culinary purposes.

3. The children collected capsules from the oak trees, playing a game to see whose capsule would burst open first.

4. The children collected capsules from the oak trees, playing a game to see whose capsule would burst open first.