1. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside.
Synonyms
- lozenge
- pill
- tab
Antonyms
- unsheathe
- uncover
- unenclosed
- unwind
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
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How do you pronounce capsule?
Pronounce capsule as ˈkæpsəl.
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Example sentences of the word capsule
1. Noun, singular or mass
of water in the morning and an additional capsule six hours later for the first two days.
2. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a small container.
Synonyms
- paintball
Antonyms
- unwrap
- forbid
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
3. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses.
Synonyms
- boll
- seed vessel
- bilocular capsule
- siliqua
- peristome
- pericarp
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
4. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space.
Synonyms
- space capsule
- space vehicle
- ballistic capsule
Antonyms
- decentralise
- deconcentrate
- decentralize
- diverge
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
5. capsule
verb. ['ˈkæpsəl'] put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume.
Synonyms
- condense
- concentrate
- capsulize
- encapsulate
- capsulise
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
6. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a structure that encloses a body part.
Synonyms
- eyeball
- structure
- complex body part
- orb
- lens capsule
- body structure
- malpighian body
- malpighian corpuscle
- bodily structure
- renal corpuscle
Antonyms
- prolix
- official
- lie
- stand
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
7. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] 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
- cockpit
- ejector seat
- seat
Antonyms
- expand
- abstain
- integrate
- stay
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
8. capsule
verb. ['ˈkæpsəl'] enclose in a capsule.
Synonyms
- capsulate
- enclose
- envelop
- capsulize
- enwrap
- wrap
- capsulise
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)
9. capsule
noun. ['ˈkæpsəl'] a shortened version of a written work.
Synonyms
- summary
- abridgment
- sum-up
- abridgement
Etymology
- capsule (French)
- capsula (Latin)