capsule

n. pill containing medicine; small case; compartment in a rocket

v. put in a casing; condense into compact form

The word capsule, or encapsulation, may refer to:Capsule (anatomy), a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure.Capsule (fruit), a type of dry fruit like the poppy, iris or foxglove.Capsule (group) is a Shibuya-kei musical group, consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.Capsule (microbiology), a layer that lies outside the cell wall of bacteria.A small gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medication. See encapsulation (pharmacology).Another name for the  sporangium of mosses and hornworts.The electronic or electromagnetic component inside a microphone which converts acoustic energy into an electric signal.The scar tissue naturally forming around breast implants. See capsular contracture.A protective cover for a cork on a bottle.A cylinder capped with hemispheresA capsule hotel is a type of very dense overnight lodging popular in urban Japan.A space capsule is a type of manned spacecraft.A time capsule is a cache of items and/or information to be preserved for future times.The plastic container used to hold small toys and other items in bulk vending machines, also known as "Capsule Machines"
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Noun
1. a small container
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) paintball
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
(hypernym) pill, lozenge, tablet, tab
(derivation) capsulate, capsulize, capsulise
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
(hypernym) pericarp, seed vessel
(hyponym) bilocular capsule
(part-meronym) peristome
4. a shortened version of a written work
(synonym) condensation, abridgement, abridgment
(hypernym) summary
(derivation) encapsulate, capsulize, capsulise
5. a structure that encloses a body part
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(hyponym) malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle
6. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
(synonym) space capsule
(hypernym) spacecraft, ballistic capsule, space vehicle
7. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
(synonym) ejection seat, ejector seat
(hypernym) seat
(part-holonym) cockpit
Verb
1. enclose in a capsule
(synonym) capsulate, capsulize, capsulise
(hypernym) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"
(synonym) encapsulate, capsulize, capsulise
(hypernym) digest, condense, concentrate

n. capsule, cap

v. cap

n. capsule, pill containing medicine; small case; boll, seedpod