capsule
IPA: kˈæpsʌɫ
noun
- (physiology) A membranous envelope.
- (botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
- (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
- (anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
- (anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
- (astronautics) A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
- (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
- (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form
- (winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
- (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
- A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
- A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
- One of the very small rooms for guests in a capsule hotel.
verb
- (transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
- (transitive) To encapsulate or summarize.
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Examples of "capsule" in Sentences
- The capsule is thin and friable.
- The capsule was full of substance.
- The lens capsule is a component of the eye.
- The capsules may be the longest in the genus.
- The composition of the capsule is now stated.
- The recovery team reached the capsule in minutes.
- The capsule was screwed into the body of the water pump.
- It is used to vaporize the tissue to the prostatic capsule.
- A capsule is a gelatinous envelope enclosing the active substance.
- At the bottom, the capsule is slowed down with gradual deceleration.