capsule: Meaning and Definition of

cap•sule

1. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
1. a membranous sac or integument.
2. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum.
3. the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
3. a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
4. a small case, envelope, or covering.
5. Also calleda sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere.
6. a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency.
7. a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle.
8. a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors.

1. to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
2. to capsulize.

1. small and compact.
2. short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.