1. capsule - noun
· a small container
2. capsule - noun
· a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3. capsule - noun
· a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4. capsule - noun
· a shortened version of a written work
5. capsule - noun
· a structure that encloses a body part
6. capsule - noun
· a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
7. capsule - 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
8. capsule - verb
· enclose in a capsule
9. capsule - verb
· put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"