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Synonyms for capsule

14 synonyms
2 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

ejection seat ejector seat shell pod space capsule sporangium spherocylinder

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Ejection seat

ejection seat, ejector seat

2. Condensation

condensation, abridgment US, abridgement UK

Other

pod, space capsule, shell, pericarp, case, boll, sporangium, spherocylinder

Verb

encapsulate, capsulise

Definitions

n. 1
A membranous envelope.
n. 2
A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
v. 1
To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.

Related words

Word family: capsular capsulise
Phrases: capsule hotel egg capsule otic capsule space capsule

Forms

Plural: capsules → condensations, abridgments, pods, shells…
Past participle: capsuled
e.g. capsuled → encapsulated, capsulised…

Example sentences

shell It took Tom a long time to break out of his shell.
pod The twin sisters are alike as two peas in a pod.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
capsule		falling
shell		falling
pod		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: pod¹
4 letters: case¹, boll¹
5 letters: shell¹
8 letters: pericarp
9 letters: capsulise
10 letters: abridgment, sporangium
11 letters: encapsulate⁴, abridgement³
12 letters: condensation⁴
14 letters: spherocylinder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (encapsulate⁴ = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français: capsule
Italiano: capsula