Word: Capsules
How to pronounce: ˈkæpsjuːl
Noun
Definitions:
1. A small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.
Example sentences: "He showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules"
2. A tough sheath or membrane that encloses an organ or other structure in the body, such as a kidney or a synovial joint.
Example sentences: "The prostate gland is enclosed in a prostatic capsule and surrounded by extraperitoneal connective tissue."
3. The foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.
Example sentences: "It is an alternative name for the capsule which covers the cork and neck of a wine bottle."
4. A dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod.
Example sentences: "The leaves of the great poplar he climbed in gleamed as though polished; bead-like fruit dangled, inviting young hands to burst the green capsules open and release the fluffy seed."
5. The spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk.
Example sentences: "For example, in mosses the sporophyte is a capsule atop a slender stalk that grows out of the top of the gametophyte."
6. (of a piece of writing) shortened but retaining the essence of the original; condensed.
Example sentences: "A capsule review of the movie"
Synonyms:
capsular
pod
cocoon
husk
sheath
shell
encasement
cap
percussion caps
casing
encapsulation
covering
tablet
pill
lozenge
brief
summary
synopsis
succinct
Derivations:
capsuled
capsuling
capsulation
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Capsules in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Kapsel
French: Capsule
Italian: Capsula
Turkish: Kapsül
