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time capsule Definition

time capsule

noun

a container in which articles, documents, etc. representative of current civilization are encased, to be buried or otherwise preserved for a future age

time capsule Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • life: The historic barrack rooms are a time capsule of the domestic life of the Scottish soldier.
  • era: Participation is a pioneering video documentary, and a free-form time capsule of an era.
  • wisdom: For thousands of years historical sources have told of a forgotten time capsule of ancient wisdom located in a massive labyrinth.

Converse of object

  • create: Finally, why not truly make it a night to remember by creating a time capsule together.
  • become: This section looks at why shipwrecks are important and how they become time capsules for archeologists.
  • place: The intention would be to preserve and maintain the structure and to recreate the original look and perhaps place a time capsule inside.
  • put: During this work ancient beams were exposed and a time capsule put in place.
  • forget: For thousands of years historical sources have told of a forgotten time capsule of ancient wisdom located in a massive labyrinth.
  • represent: Raised in 1982, she was a favorite of King Henry VIII, and represents a perfect time capsule of Tudor life on board.

Adjective modifier

  • digital: As with other underground time capsules, it is under the skin that this digital time capsule projects itself into the future.
  • veritable: As such it is a veritable time capsule describing, among other notable achievements, targeted recombinants for relating genetic differences to pathogenesis.
  • other: As with other underground time capsules, it is under the skin that this digital time capsule projects itself into the future.
  • underground: As with other underground time capsules, it is under the skin that this digital time capsule projects itself into the future.
  • medieval: Like a medieval time capsule, the contents of this seated Buddha have revealed hidden details of its production and worship in Tibet.

Noun used with modifier

  • millenium: A millenium time capsule was buried beneath the sundial.