Capsule

  • 21capsule — n. a space; time capsule * * * [ kæpsjuːl] time capsule a space …

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  • 22capsule — cap|sule [ˈkæpsju:l US səl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin capsula, from capsa; CASE1] 1.) a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside that you swallow whole →↑tablet 2.) a small plastic container with a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23capsule — noun 1) he swallowed a capsule Syn: pill, tablet, lozenge, pastille, drop; informal tab 2) a space capsule Syn: module, craft, probe …

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  • 24capsule — noun 1) he swallowed a capsule Syn: pill, tablet, lozenge, pastille; informal tab 2) a space capsule Syn: module, craft, probe …

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  • 25capsule — UK [ˈkæpsjuːl] / US [ˈkæpsəl] / US [ˈkæpˌsjul] noun [countable] Word forms capsule : singular capsule plural capsules 1) a small round container filled with medicine that you swallow whole Take two capsules three times a day. 2) the part of a… …

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  • 26capsule — kapsulė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sandari kabina didelio aukščio arba kosminiams skrydžiams, sudaranti tinkamą aplinką žmonėms, gyvūnams ar įrangai. atitikmenys: angl. capsule pranc. capsule …

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  • 27capsule — kapsulė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sandari kabina su automatiniais įrenginiais, užtikrinančiais saugų iškilimą į vandens paviršių. atitikmenys: angl. capsule pranc. capsule …

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  • 28capsule — See advance capsule vacuum capsule …

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  • 29capsule — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box more at case Date: circa 1693 1. a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney) b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum 2. a closed… …

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  • 30CAPSULE — n. f. T. de Botanique Enveloppe sèche, et ordinairement formée de plusieurs pièces, qui renferme les semences ou graines de certaines plantes. La balsamine porte des capsules qui éclatent dès qu’on les touche. Les têtes de pavot sont des capsules …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)