capsule meaning and definition

CAPSULE noun

Definition of capsule (noun)

1. a small container
2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. a shortened version of a written work
   • synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, condensation
5. a structure that encloses a body part
6. a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
   • synonyms: space capsule
7. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
   • synonyms: ejection seat, ejector seat

CAPSULE verb

Definition of capsule (verb)

1. enclose in a capsule
   • synonyms: capsulate, capsulise, capsulize
2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
   • "capsulize the news"
   • synonyms: capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate