a gelatin shell enclosing a drug for swallowing
a compact usu rounded container
a detachable pressurized compartment, esp in a spacecraft or aircraft, containing crew and controls
a spacecraft
a membrane or sac enclosing a body part
a dry fruit composed of two or more carpels (female reproductive organs; see carpel) that burst open spontaneously when mature to release their seeds
the spore-producing sac of a moss
a metal, wax, or plastic covering that encloses the top of a bottle, esp of wine, and protects the cork
(used before a noun) brief or compact
capsule criticism
capsular /ʹkapsyoolə/ adj
capsulate adj
[French capsule from Latin capsula, dimin. of capsa: see case2]