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Webster 1913 Edition
Capsule
Cap′sule
(kăp′sūl)
, Noun.
[L.
capsula
a little box or chest, fr. capsa
chest, case, fr. capere
to take, contain: cf. F. capsule
.] 1.
(Bot.)
a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds,
as, the
capsule
of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.2.
(Chem.)
(a)
A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
(b)
a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
3.
(Med.)
A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
4.
(Anat.)
A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint;
as, the
. Also, a capsulelike organ. capsule
of the lens of the eye5.
A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
6.
A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capsule
CAPSULE
,Noun.
1.
The seed vessel of a plant; a dry membranaceous hollow pericarp, opening differently in different plants. It is composed of valves or outer covering, partitions, the columella or central pillar, and cells.2.
A small saucer, made of clay for roasting samples or ores, or for melting them.Definition 2024
capsule
capsule
See also: capsulé
English
Noun
capsule (plural capsules)
- (physiology) A membranous envelope.
- (botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
- (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4-5
- The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4-5
- A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
- (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
- (dialectal, Britain, Suffolk) A weasel.
- (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form
- 1962, John F. Kennedy, We choose to go to the moon:
- If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
- 1962, John F. Kennedy, We choose to go to the moon:
- (winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
- (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
- A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
- A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
physiology: membranous envelope
botany: seed-case
part of spacecraft containing crew's living space
small container containing a dose of medicine
weasel — see weasel
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
capsule
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of capsular.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of capsular.