noun

capsule

capsule, pod, summary

Take one capsule three times a day.

Take one capsule three times a day.

The spacecraft was a small capsule.

The spacecraft was a small capsule.

This is a capsule summary of the report.

This is a capsule summary of the report.

a capsule of ((sth.)) a small container for (sth.) He took a capsule of medicine.

a capsule summary ((of sth.)) a very short summary of (sth.) It was a capsule summary of the events.

Synonyms: pod, container, pill, summary

From Latin 'capsula' (a little box), diminutive of 'capsa' (box).

Imagine a small 'cap' or box ('capsa') holding something inside, like medicine or an astronaut.

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