Health / B2

KAPS-yool/ˈkæpsjuːl/

A capsule is a small case for medicine or seeds, or a spacecraft cabin: a time capsule; a drug capsule. Tablet is a flat pill; cabin is a room. Label the time capsule in the local-history source. Mix-up: capitol; capsize (a boat turns over). Do not write capsule for a whole hospital ward.

Meaning

A small case that holds medicine, seeds, or a spacecraft cabin.

Examples

• “Label the time capsule in the local-history source, not a sweet brand.”
• “The crew capsule featured in the space diagram, which is the cabin sense.”

Good to know

a time / drug / seed capsule; crew capsule. Flat pill: tablet. Trap: capsize. History, science, and health. A small sealed case, or a spacecraft cabin.

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