capsule


Definition: Meaning of, capsule in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkapsjuːl;ˈkapsjʊl /

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capsule capsules
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  1. a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside that you swallow whole [↪  tablet]
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  2. a small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside
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  3. the part of a spacecraft in which people live and work
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capsule used in phrases

  • Bowman's capsule (noun)
    1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
  • ballistic capsule (noun)
    1. a craft capable of travelling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
  • bilocular capsule (noun)
    1. a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
  • glomerular capsule (noun)
    1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
  • lens capsule (noun)
    1. a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye
  • sleeping capsule (noun)
    1. or tablet or capsule a soporific drug in the form of a pill
  • space capsule (noun)
    1. the part of a spacecraft that carries people into space to obtain information and then comes back to Earth
  • time capsule (noun)
    1. a container that is filled with objects from a particular time, so that people in the future will know what life was like then
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