capsule

n.

1. A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.
2. Anatomy. A fibrous, membranous, or fatty sheath that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney or the fibrous tissues that surround a joint.
3. Microbiology. A mucopolysaccharide outer shell enveloping certain bacteria.
4. Botany.
   1. A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more united carpels.
   2. The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.
5. A space capsule.
6. A brief summary; a condensation.

adj.

1. Highly condensed; very brief: a capsule description.
2. Very small; compact.

tr.v., -suled, -sul·ing, -sules.

1. To enclose in or furnish with a capsule.
2. To condense or summarize: capsuled the news.

[French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa, box.]

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[KAP-suhl; KAP-sool] The wrapping that covers the cork and neck of a wine bottle. Historically, the favored material for capsules has been lead, but concerns over lead's safety are the basis for its replacement. Current capsule alternatives are plastic, tin, aluminum, and laminates. Frequently a capsule is referred to as a foil because of its association with a metal covering. Robert Mondavi Winery has eliminated the traditional capsule and now uses a natural-paper and beeswax cap that's attached directly to the cork-a few other wineries are using this as well.

1. an enclosing structure, as a soluble container enclosing a dose of medicine.
2. a cartilaginous, fatty, fibrous or membranous structure enveloping another structure, organ or part.

• adipose renal c. — the investment of fat surrounding the fibrous capsule of the kidney, continuous at the hilus with the fat in the renal sinus.
• articular c. — the saclike envelope that encloses the cavity of a synovial joint by attaching to the circumference of the articular end of each involved bone.
• bacterial c. — a gelatinous layer of polysaccharide surrounding a bacterial cell, usually polysaccharide but sometimes polypeptide in nature; it inhibits phagocytosis and is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria.
• Bowman's c. — glomerular capsule.
• brain c's — two layers of white matter in the substance of the brain. See also external capsule (below) and internal capsule (below).
• external c. — the layer of white fibers between the putamen and claustrum.
• fibrous renal c. — the connective tissue investment of the kidney, which continues through the hilus to line the renal sinus.
• Glisson's c. — a sheath of connective tissue accompanying the hepatic ducts and vessels within the liver.
• glomerular c. — the globular dilatation forming the beginning of a uriniferous tubule within the kidney, and surrounding the glomerulus. Called also Bowman's capsule and malpighian capsule.
• heart c. — pericardium.
• internal c. — the fanlike mass of white fibers separating the lentiform nucleus laterally from the head of the caudate nucleus, the dorsal thalamus, and the tail of the caudate nucleus medially.
• joint c. — articular capsule.
• lens c. — the elastic sac enclosing the lens of the eye.
• malpighian c. — see glomerular capsule (above).
• Tenon's c. — the connective tissue enveloping the posterior eyeball. Called also vagina bulbi.

(DOD, NATO) 1. A sealed, pressurized cabin for extremely high altitude or space flight which provides an acceptable environment for man, animal, or equipment. 2. An ejectable sealed cabin having automatic devices for safe return of the occupants to the surface.

A dry seedpod that splits open when ripe.

IN BRIEF: A small container holding a dose of medicine. Also: The enclosed part of a spacecraft that carries astronauts or instruments.

The space capsule was lifted into space by the rocket.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - cockpit, beholder, kapsel, koncentrat
adj. - koncentreret
v. tr. - koncentrere, sætte kapsel på

Nederlands (Dutch)
capsule, vlies, beknopte samenvatting, zaaddoos, dop, zeer beknopt

Français (French)
n. - capsule
adj. - capsulaire
v. tr. - encapsuler, mettre en capsule

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kapsel
adj. - komprimiert
v. - einkapseln, kurz umreißen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάψουλα, θαλαμίσκος, (φυτολ.) κάψα

Italiano (Italian)
capsula, riassunto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cápsula (f), envoltório (m) membranoso, cartilaginoso ou gorduroso (Med.)

idioms:

• time capsule    cápsula (f) do tempo

Русский (Russian)
капсула, отсек

idioms:

• time capsule    "капсула времени" (захороненный сосуд с принадлежностями эпохи)

Español (Spanish)
n. - cápsula
adj. - encapsulado
v. tr. - encapsular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapsyl, kapsel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
胶囊, 瓶帽, 蒴, 概要的, 微型的, 浓缩的, 概括, 简述, 使浓缩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 膠囊, 瓶帽, 蒴
adj. - 概要的, 微型的, 濃縮的
v. tr. - 概括, 簡述, 使濃縮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 캡슐, 꼬투리, 강연 등의 요지
adj. - 소형의, 요약한
v. tr. - 캡슐에 넣다, 요약하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カプセル, さく, さく果, 被膜, 要約

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كبسوله, برشامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כמוסה, תא-חללית, גלולה, מכסה, הלקט, פקק מתכת, תמצית דברים, דו"ח קצר, תא נפלט לטייס במטוס קרב‬
adj. - ‮דחוס ביותר, מתומצת, קצר‬
v. tr. - ‮סגר בכמוסה או בתא‬

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