noun / adjective
capsule
KAP-suhl/ˈkæpsl/
A small enclosing case that contains something.
Small pellets rest inside one half of the open capsule.
Etymology
A capsule is literally a “small box”: the diminutive turns a case into a little container. The medicinal sense applies that image to a small enclosure holding a dose to be swallowed.
In context
it's right in these little capsules and all you need to do is tear one off. What's so much fun about these is it's glass inside of a little plastic capsule
More examples
- She swallows the prescribed capsule with water.
- The space capsule returns its crew to Earth.
- The article provides a capsule history of the expedition.
- Her capsule wardrobe contains a few versatile outfits.
Forms
capsule · capsules