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. (

• condensation ,
• abridgement ,
• abridgment ,
• capsule

) a shortened version of a written work ;

5. (

• capsule

) a structure that encloses a body part ;

6. (

• space_capsule ,
• capsule ,

) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space ;

7. (

• ejection_seat ,
• ejector_seat ,
• 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 ;

1. (

• capsule ,
• capsulate ,
• capsulize ,
• capsulise

) enclose in a capsule ;

2. (

• encapsulate ,
• capsule ,
• capsulize ,
• capsulise

) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" ;