capsule

Definitions of capsule in various dictionaries:

noun - a small container

noun - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

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

noun - a shortened version of a written work

noun - a structure that encloses a body part

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

noun - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency

verb - enclose in a capsule

verb - put in a short or concise form

A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.

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 mucopolysaccharide outer shell enveloping certain bacteria.

Botany.

A dry, dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more united carpels.

The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.

A space capsule.

A brief summary; a condensation.

Highly condensed; very brief: a capsule description.

Very small; compact.

To enclose in or furnish with a capsule.

To condense or summarize: capsuled the news.

verb - to condense into a brief form