capsule
/ˈkæpsəl/
noun
- A small container, often used for medicine or vitamins, that is swallowed whole.
- She takes a vitamin capsule every morning with breakfast.
- These capsules contain fish oil and are easy to swallow.
- The doctor prescribed a capsule for the infection.
- A small, sealed container or covering that holds something, like a sample or a message.
- The time capsule was buried in the park for future generations.
- The space capsule returned safely to Earth with the astronauts.
- The museum displayed a capsule containing a letter from the 1800s.
- A small, simple structure in the body that surrounds an organ or joint.
- The kidney's capsule helps protect the organ from injury.
- The doctor said the capsule around the tumor was intact.
- The knee joint is surrounded by a capsule that holds it together.
- A brief summary or condensed version of something.
- She wrote a capsule review of the movie for the school paper.
- The book's back cover gives a capsule of the plot.
- The news program ended with a capsule of the day's top stories.
verb
- To summarize or condense something into a short form.
- The reporter capsuled the main points of the speech in one paragraph.
- The teacher asked us to capsule the chapter into five sentences.
- Can you capsule the story for me? I don't have time to read the whole thing.
- To enclose in a capsule.
- The machine capsules the powder into small gel shells.
- The company will capsule the liquid medicine for easier transport.
- Scientists capsule the sample to keep it sterile.
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