Noun | 1. | capsule - a small container |
2. | capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | |
3. | capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses | |
4. | capsule - a shortened version of a written work | |
5. | capsule - a structure that encloses a body part | |
6. | capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space Synonyms: space capsule | |
7. | capsule - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute Synonyms: ejection seat, ejector seat | |
Verb | 1. | capsule - enclose in a capsule |
2. | capsule - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" |