noun
- Obsolete a small case or sheath
- ☆ a small, soluble gelatin container for enclosing a dose of medicine
- ☆
- an ejectable airplane cockpit
- a detachable, closed compartment designed to hold and protect people, instruments, etc. in a rocket
- Anat.
- any sac or membrane enclosing an organ or part
- either of two layers of cerebral white matter
- a case or pod, containing seeds, spores, or carpels; esp., a dry dehiscent fruit
- Chem. any shallow dish or tray for evaporating liquids
Origin:
Fr < L capsula, dim. of capsa, box: see case
adjective
☆ in a concise or condensed form: a capsule biography
transitive verb capsuled, capsuling
to condense