capsule capsule /ˈkæpsəl/

noun

1. () A pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside  ( capsule )
   a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
    The capsule was filled with a blend of natural herbs and vitamins
   The capsule was filled with a blend of natural herbs and vitamins
   
   
2. () A small container  ( capsule )
   a small container
    She placed the medicine in a small capsule and swallowed it with water.
   She placed the medicine in a small capsule and swallowed it with water.
   
   
3. A pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute  ( capsule , ejection seat [ N. American] , ejector seat [British] )
   a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
   
   
4. A spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space  ( capsule , space capsule )
   a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
   
   
5. A structure that encloses a body part  ( capsule )
   a structure that encloses a body part
    The medicine came in a small gelatin capsule.
   The medicine came in a small gelatin capsule.
   
   
6. A shortened version of a written work  ( abridgement , capsule , condensation , abridgment )
   a shortened version of a written work
   
7. A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses  ( capsule )
   a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
   

verb

1. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume  ( capsule , capsulise [British] , capsulize , encapsulate )
   put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
    Capsulize the news
   capsulize the news
   
2. Enclose in a capsule  ( capsulate , capsule , capsulise [British] , capsulize )
   enclose in a capsule