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Definition: Capsule |
CapsuleNoun1. A small container (as one holding electronic equipment). 2. A pill in the form of a small rounded container with medicine inside. 3. A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses. 4. A shortened version of a written work. 5. A structure that encloses a body part. 6. A spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space. 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. Verb1. Enclose in a capsule. 2. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "capsule" was first used: 1652. (references) |
Etymology: Capsule \Cap"sule\, noun. [Latin expression capsula little box or chest, from capsa chest, case, from capere to take, contain: compare to the French expression capsule.]. (references) |
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Aerospace | 1. A boxlike component or unit, often sealed. See aneroid. 2. A small, sealed, pressurized cabin with an internal environment which will support life in a man or animal during extremely high altitude flight, space flight, or emergency escape. See ejection capsule. The term spacecraft is preferred to capsule for any man-carrying vehicle.3. A container carried on a rocket or spacecraft, as an instrument capsule holding instruments intended to be recovered after a flight. (references) |
Mining | Small enclosed cage-type conveyance, normally for transport of men, normally in inclined shafts or large-diameter boreholes, often for emergency purposes. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | A small spacecraft or sealed container designed for(sub)orbital flights. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A pressurized compartment of an aircraft, housing crew members and sometimes capable of being ejected in an emergency. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The word capsule (from the Latin capsula, a small box), has many similar meanings in English:
- In BOTANY a capsule is a type of dry fruit as in the poppy, iris, foxglove, etc. ''See Capsule (fruit).
- In MEDICINE the word capsule is used for a small gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medication.
- Capsules, meaning a metal cap or cover on bottles and jars as on wine bottles, were historically made of lead, and protected the cork from being gnawed away by rodents or infested with cork weevil. Because of research showing that trace amounts of lead could remain on the lip of the bottle, lead capsules were slowly phased out, and by the 1990s, most capsules were made of aluminum foil or plastic.
- In ANATOMY the term capsule is used to denote a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure. Every diarthrodial joint possesses a fibrous or ligamentous capsule, lined with synovial membrane, attached to the adjacent ends of the articulating bones. The term is particularly applied to the sac which encloses the crystalline lens of the eye; to Glisson's capsule, a thin areolar coat of fibrous tissue lying inside the tunica serosa of the liver; to the glomerular capsules in the kidney substance; to the suprarenal capsules, two small flattened organs in the epigastric region; and to the internal and external capsules of the brain.
- See also: time capsule
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Capsule."
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In BOTANY a capsule is a type of simple, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. A capsule is a dehiscent structure composed of two or more carpels, that, at maturity, split apart (dehisce) to release the seeds within. In some capsules, the split occurs between carpels, and in others, each carpel splits open. In yet others, seeds are released through openings or pores that form in the capsule. In the Brazil nut, a lid on the capsule opens, but is too small to release the dozen or so seeds (the "Brazil nut" of commerce) within. These germinate inside the capsule after it falls to the ground.Examples of plants that produce capsules are poppy, lily, and cotton.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Capsule (fruit)."
Synonyms: CapsuleSynonyms: abridgement (n), abridgment (n), condensation (n), ejection seat (n), ejector seat (n), space capsule (n), capsulate (v), capsulize (v), encapsulate (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Capsule; sheath, sheathing; pod, cod; casing, case, theca; elytron; elytrum; involucrum; wrapping, wrapper; envelope, vesicle; corn husk, corn shuck; dermatology, conchology; testaceology. |
Receptacle | Capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder; pericarp, udder. |
Cistern; (store); vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon; demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol; tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I was developed at the University of Chicago, where I graduated Phi Beta Capsule. (Osmosis Jones; writing credit: Marc Hyman) No astronaut would enter the capsule carrying his air conditioner (You Only Live Twice; writing credit: Roald Dahl) | |
Lyrics | Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare (Space Oddity; performing artist: David Bowie) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Capture That Capsule (1961) Time Capsule (1990) | |
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 | AZT, in tablet and capsule forms, is used in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Bacillus anthracis capsule production on heart infusion 0.8% sodium bicarbonate agar medium, and incubated at 35 degrees centigrade with 5 - 10% carbon dioxide. Credit: CDC. |
 | B. anthracis Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) capsule stain, at a 1000x magnification. Credit: CDC. |  | Project Mercury - Capsule #2. Credit: NASA. |
 | Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule. Credit: NASA. |  | Boilerplate Mercury Capsule. Credit: NASA. |
 | Mercury Capsule Model in Spin Tunnel. Credit: NASA. |  | MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion. Credit: NASA. |
 | Diver exits Navy Mark I Personnel Transfer Capsule (PTC). Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Personnel Transfer Capsule (PTC) can mate with habitats and evacuate aquanauts. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
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| "Space Capsule Cockpit" by Terry Eaton Commentary: "Cockpit of a an Apollo space capsule on display at Kennedy Space Center. Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A." |
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Health | Within the muscles, the worms curl into a ball and encyst (become enclosed in a capsule). (references) | |
The patient is asked to swallow a capsule and is then watched to see if a reaction occurs. (references) | ||
The movement of the markers through the colon is monitored with abdominal x-rays taken several times 3 to 7 days after the capsule is swallowed. (references) | ||
Business | Among the largest 21 firms, 17 are local firms which include Il-Jin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Su-Heung Capsule Co., Semo, Pulmuone and Namyang Aloe and 4 are foreign subsidiaries which include Amway Korea, Sunrider Korea, Herbal Life Korea and Nature’s Sunshine Korea. (references) | |
Next followed Semo Squalene by Semo Co. (Korean Won 19.5 billion or U$17.7 million), Ltd., L-Chito Gold by Suheung Capsule (Korean Won 9.5 billion or U$8.6 million), Chito Oligo 100 by Chong Keun Dang Co. (Korean Won 8.9 billion or U$8.1 million), Chito Oligo by YIP&F (Korean Won 8.8 billion or U$8 million), Semo Alkoxyglyserol (Korean Won 7.9 billion or U$7.2 million), Salmon-Omega 3 by Amway Korea (Korean Won 6 billion or U$ 5.5 million), CAL-D by Amway Korea (Korean Won 5.9 billion or U$5.4 million), LG Chitosan Pro by Suheung Capsule (Korean Won 5.3 billion or U$4.8 million) and Semo Smooth by Semo (Korean Won 5.3 billion or U$4.8 million). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Capsule" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.51% of the time. "Capsule" is used about 204 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.51% | 203 | 21,393 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.49% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 204 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| South Korea | Suheung Capsule Co., Ltd. | USA | Capsule Communications, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "capsule": adrenal capsule ♦ Atrabiliary capsule ♦ ballistic capsule ♦ Banophen Decongestant Capsule [OTC] ♦ bilocular capsule ♦ Bowman's capsule ♦ Bromfed Capsule [OTC] ♦ capsule of Tenon ♦ empty capsule ♦ fabricated capsule ♦ Glisson's capsule ♦ glomerular capsule ♦ Internal Capsule ♦ Joint Capsule ♦ lens capsule ♦ Malpighian capsule ♦ renal capsule ♦ seed capsule ♦ sense capsule ♦ sleeping capsule ♦ space capsule ♦ speed capsule ♦ Subrenal Capsule Assay ♦ Suprarenal capsule ♦ synovial capsule ♦ Tenonian capsule ♦ time capsule ♦ tinfoil capsule. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "capsule": head-capsule. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "capsule"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rezume (abstract, recap), kapsulë, kapak shisheje, kabinë (booth, cab, cabin, car, cockpit, kiosk). (various references) | |
Arabic | كيس (bag, budget, courteous, cyst, elegant, encyst, graceful, pocket, polite, pouch, sac, sack), كبسولة (cachet, cap), قرن الفول (pod), غشاء (diaphragm, envelope, film, integument, membrane, overlay, tegument, velum), العليبة, الجرو. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | резюме (abridgement, abstract, analysis, argument, conspectus, digest, epitome, memorandum, precis, recap, recapitulation, round up, run down, summary, synopsis), кратко изложение (analysis, compendium, digest, precis, summary), капсулка със семена, капсула (cachet, cap, percussion cap, primer, sheath, theca), запушалка на бутилка, желатинен капсул. (various references) | |
Chinese | 胶囊 (capsules), 蒴 (pod). (various references) | |
Czech | tobolka (pocket book, pod), pouzdro (box, case, housing, sheath), kapsle (percussion cap), kabina kosmonauta. (various references) | |
Danish | rumkapsel, pille (pill), lille hætte af bøjeligt metal (crown cap, crown seal), kapsel (cap, crown cap, crown seal, dish, dome nut, evaporating dish, kidney dish, pus basin, theca, vomiting basin), kabinekapsel, froekapsel (seed case), froehus (seed case), fordampningsrum (dish, evaporation cell, vaporization dish), fordampningskaal (dish, evaporation cell, vaporization dish), evaporeringsskaal (dish, evaporating dish), digel (assay furnace, crucible, crucible for crystal growing, dish, evaporating dish, ladle, platen). (various references) | |
Dutch | doosvrucht (firing-cap), capsule (firing-cap), kapseltje (firing-cap). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kapsulo (firing cap, firing-cap). (various references) | |
Farsi | پوشینه , پوشش (Armature, Camouflage, Casing, Coating, Cover, Envelope, Gear, Mantle, Overlay, Robe, Roof, Shale, Shield, Shroud, Tunic), کیسه (Bag, Bung, Cod, Cyst, Pouch, Purse, Sack, Sinus), کپسول (Cachet), سرپوش (Cap, Casquet, Cover, Lid, Valve). (various references) | |
Finnish | siemenkota (seed case), kapseli (crown cap, crown seal, dish, evaporating dish). (various references) | |
French | capsule (cap). (various references) | |
German | kapsel (cap, container, detonator, firing-cap), schale (bark, basin, bowl, carapace, champagne glass, course, cup, dish, hull, husk, pan, Peel, peeling, pelvis, plate, platter, pod, rind, scarves, shell, shuck, skin). (various references) | |
Greek | κάψουλα (cap). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קופסונית (small box), קפסולת, קפסולה, כמוסה (cachet), הלקט. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kapszula (cachet). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kapsul. (various references) | |
Italian | capsula (Boll, cap, crown, detonator). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 被膜 (tunic), カバー曲 (black coffee, Cabala, cafe, cafe a la creme, cafe au lait, cafe bar, cafe cabaret, cafe royal, cafeteria, caffeine, capital, cappuccino, capriccio, capsule hotel, cavalier, coupler, coverage, cub, cub scout, cuff links, cuffs, expresso coffee, Kabbalah, Kabul, Neapolitan coffee, Qabalah, remake of another artist's song, sidewalk cafe). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひまく (film, membrane, tunic), カプセル . (various references) | |
Korean | 캡슐 (capsules). (various references) | |
Manx | kishtag, finneig (canoe, cock boat, dugout, mite, shell). (various references) | |
Norwegian | kapsel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apsulecay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cápsula (cap, case, protector, shuck). (various references) | |
Romanian | capsulã (bag, priming, seal), capsula, capsã detonantã (detonator, percussion cap), rezumat (abridgement, abridgment, abstract, argument, brief, compendium, conclusion, digest, docket, epitome, recapitulation, resume, sketch, summary, synopsis), rezuma (abbreviate, abstract, brief, digest, epitomize, precis, recapitulate, resume, summarize). (various references) | |
Russian | коробочка (boll), капсюль (cap, percussion cup, primer), капсула краткий, капсула для лекарства (cachet), капсула, отделяемая кабина, оболочка (coat, cover, covering, envelope, film, involucre, membrane, sheath, shell, shells, skin, tegument), облатка (cachet, wafer), мембрана (diaphragm, membrane). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | omotač (involucre, mantle, shell, skin, wrapper), kapsula, čaura (cartridge, cartridge case, cocoon, liner). (various references) | |
Spanish | cápsula (Boll, firing-cap, percussion cap, top). (various references) | |
Swedish | kapsel (cachet). (various references) | |
Turkish | kapsül (cachet, capsular, cyst, detonating cap, module, primer), kapak (bonnet, cap, clack, cover, covering letter, dome, flap, hatch, hatchway, lid, shutter, top), kısa (brief, compendious, concise, curt, flying, mini, short, stumpy, succinct), özlü (brief, compact, concise, juicy, laconic, lapidary, loamy, lush, meaty, pithy, pulpy, racy, sappy, sententious, starchy, substantial, succinct, succulent, terse), çanak (bowl, calix, calyx, pot). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | резюме (abstract, boildown, breviate, brief, compendium, digest, epitome, recap, recapitulation, resume, summary, synopsis), тигель (crucible, pot), кришка (cap, cover, lid), короткий виклад (abridgement, abridgment), ковпачок (cap), капсуль (cap), капсула (cachet), оболонка (carcass, casing, casket, coma, covering, envelope, membrane, operculum, rind, sheath, shell, skin, tunic), насінна коробочка, мембрана (diaphragm, membrane). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| French | 1500-Modern | capsule. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "capsule": capsuled, capsules. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "capsule": encapsule, microcapsule. (additional references) | |
Words containing "capsule": encapsuled, encapsules, microcapsules. (additional references) | |
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"Capsule" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cansulex, Capsella, Capsl, capsul, capsuled, Casale, crapula, Kasule, Napoule, Shepsle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "capsule" (pronounced ka"psul) |
| 3 | -s u l | antimissile, apostle, Axel, axle, basal, brasil, bristle, bustle, cancel, Castle, colossal, consul, council, counsel, diesel, dismissal, dispersal, docile, dorsal, epistle, facile, fissile, fossil, gracile, gristle, Hansel, Hassel, hassle, housel, hustle, imbecile, stencil, tassel, Tattersall, tensile, Tercel, jostle, microfossil, missal, missel, missile, morsel, mucosal, muscle, mussel, Nestle, parcel, Passel, pencil, pixel, Proconsul, rehearsal, reversal, rustle, Thistle, tinsel, tonsil, Tressel, trestle, tussle, universal, unsell, utensil, vassal, vessel, whistle, wrestle. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: scaleup, specula, upscale. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-p-s-u" | |
-1 letter: caules, clause, culpae, cupels, places. | |
-2 letters: alecs, capes, cauls, cause, claps, clasp, clues, culpa, cupel, laces, lapse, leaps, luces, paces, pales, pause, peals, place, pleas, puces, pules, pulse, salep, sauce, scale, scalp, scape, scaup, sculp, sepal, space, spale. | |
-3 letters: aces, alec, ales, alps, apes, apse, cape, caps, case, caul, cels, ceps, clap, clue. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-p-s-u" | |
+1 letter: bluecaps, capsuled, capsules, cleanups, scaleups, scapulae, scopulae, specular, spiculae, upscaled, upscales. | |
+2 letters: aspectual, capsulize, copulates, encapsule, eucalypts, peculates, peculiars, populaces, speculate, spleuchan, unclasped. | |
+3 letters: acephalous, applesauce, capsulated, capsulized, capsulizes, cloudscape, curlpapers, duplicates, encapsuled, encapsules, eucalyptus, exculpates, inculpates, leucoplast, operculars, parbuckles, peculators, pelycosaur, petulances, sepulchral, specularly, speculated, speculates, speculator, spleuchans, superclass, superclean, superflack, superscale, supplejack, suppliance, supplicate, teacupfuls, teacupsful. | |
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