Capsule — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small container

a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpsjuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpəkɹˈiːtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpəkɹˈiːtəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpsjuːl/.

Examples

capsulize the news

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

capsulize ejection seat condensation ejector seat abridgement abridgment space capsule capsulise encapsulate capsulate

Parts of Speech

noun	a small container
noun	a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
noun	a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
noun	a shortened version of a written work
noun	a structure that encloses a body part
noun	a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
noun	a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
verb	enclose in a capsule
verb	put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume “capsulize the news”

Word Forms

capsular	adjective	of or relating to a capsule
capsulate	verb	enclose in a capsule
condense	verb	make more concise
abridge	verb	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
capsulize	verb	put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
capsulise	verb	put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
capsule	noun	a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kapsel

ein kleiner Behälter

🇪🇸Spanish

cápsula

un pequeño contenedor

🇮🇹Italian

capsula

un piccolo contenitore

🇵🇹Portuguese

cápsula

um pequeno recipiente

🇷🇺Russian

капсула

небольшой контейнер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैप्सूल

एक छोटा कंटेनर

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাপসুল

একটি ছোট ধারক

🇮🇳Tamil

காப்ஸ்யூல்

ஒரு சிறிய கொள்கலன்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుళిక

ఒక చిన్న కంటైనర్

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅप्सूल

एक लहान कंटेनर

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેપ્સ્યુલ

એક નાનો કન્ટેનર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸುಲ್

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಧಾರಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാപ്സ്യൂൾ

ഒരു ചെറിയ കണ്ടെയ്നർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਪਸੂਲ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੰਟੇਨਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیپسول

ایک چھوٹا کنٹینر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胶囊

一个小容器

🇯🇵Japanese

カプセル

小さな容器

🇰🇷Korean

캡슐

작은 용기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viên nang

một thùng chứa nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

แคปซูล

ภาชนะขนาดเล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kapsul

sebuah wadah kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

kapsula

isang maliit na lalagyan

🇲🇾Malay

kapsul

bekas kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كبسولة

حاوية صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

کپسول

یک ظرف کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

kapsül

küçük bir konteyner

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּמוּסָה

מיכל קטן

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