capsule

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæps(ə)l/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæpsjuːl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæpʃuːl/ === 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. (anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver (anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball (astronautics) 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. (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form (wine) 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. One of the very small rooms for guests in a capsule hotel. Synonym: pod ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === capsule (third-person singular simple present capsules, present participle capsuling, simple past and past participle capsuled) (transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules. (transitive) To encapsulate or summarize. === Anagrams === laces up, scale up, scaleup, specula, upscale == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula. Doublet of kapsel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɑpˈsy.lə/ Hyphenation: cap‧su‧le Rhymes: -ylə === Noun === capsule f (plural capsules, diminutive capsuletje n) (medicine, pharmacy) capsule (encapsulation containing drugs or supplements) cover over the cork and opening of a bottle == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (whence caisse). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kap.syl/ === Noun === capsule f (plural capsules) capsule bottle cap cap or primer for a gun (Quebec) video or audio presentation ==== Derived terms ==== capsulaire capsule temporelle décapsuler encapsuler ==== Descendants ==== → Ottoman Turkish: قاپسول (kapsül)Turkish: kapsül → Romanian: capsulă === Further reading === “capsule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === spécula == Italian == === Noun === capsule f plural of capsula === Anagrams === lupesca, scapule, specula == Spanish == === Verb === capsule inflection of capsular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative