cápsula

Definitions of cápsula
  1. noun
    an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
  2. noun
    a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
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    comprimido, gragea, pastilla, píldora, tableta
    a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
  3. noun
    a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
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    astronave, cosmonave, nave, nave espacial
    a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
  4. noun
    a structure that encloses a body part
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    globo del ojo, globo ocular
    the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
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    estructura anatómica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
  5. noun
    a shortened version of a written work
    synonyms: abreviación, condensación
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    extracto, suma, sumario, síntesis
    a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  6. noun
    a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
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    pericarpio
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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