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Meaning of Capsule | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈkæps(ə)l

Definitions

  1. A membranous envelope.
  2. A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
  3. A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
  4. A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
  5. A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
  6. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
  7. A small container containing a dose of medicine.
  8. in a brief, condensed or compact form
    attributive, figuratively
  9. The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
  10. A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
    dated
  11. A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
  12. A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
  13. One of the very small rooms for guests in a capsule hotel.

Equivalents

Български капсула
Bosanski kapsula tok
Català càpsula
Čeština kapsle tobolka
Dansk kapsel
Deutsch Kapsel
Español cápsula píldora
فارسی کپسول
Suomi kapseli kapsyyli kota kotelo
Français capsule capsule gélule
Galego bagaña
Hrvatski kapsula tok
Magyar gubó kapszula mákgubó tok
Íslenska hylki
Italiano capsula capsule
日本語 かぶせる 蒴果
ქართული კაფსული
한국어 삭과 캡슐
Kurdî tok
Português cápsula capsule
Română capsulă
Slovenčina kapsula
Slovenščina kapsula
Српски kapsula tok
Svenska kapsel
Tagalog kapsula
Türkçe kapsül
Українська капсула коробочка

Examples

“The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.”
“If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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