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How to use capsule in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Capsule means a membranous envelope. Example: “Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.”

Examples of capsule by meaning

nounA sporangium, especially in bryophytes.

  • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill....

nounIn a brief, condensed or compact form.

  • If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.1962, John F. Kennedy, We choose to go to the moon

More sentences with capsule

  • Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.From the entry hermetically seal
  • The astronaut hung weightlessly in the capsule.From the entry weightlessly
  • Gen Zers are taking to TikTok to film themselves unpeeling conkers from their spiky capsules.2025 October 13, “‘Nature’s Labubu’: why are gen Z ‘unboxing’ conkers?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry conker
  • Prue delivers herself of a capsule account of her running battle with the barons of Big Pharma.2019, John le Carré, Agent Running in the Field. From the entry running battle
  • “Gachapon” refers both to vending machines and the capsule toys they spit out.2017 August 19, Tim Hornyak, “Gachapon: Tracing the evolution of Japan's colorful toy capsules”, in Japan Times. From the entry gachapon
  • And a new time capsule was created by high schools students from the society’s internship program.2014 October 9, “Time capsule unearthed in New York: 'This is the thrill of recovering relics'”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated…. From the entry unseal
  • Recently, a delayed-release capsule containing enteric-coated minitablets of fenofibric acid (Triplex) has been commercialized.2013, Antoine Al-Achi, Integrated Pharmaceutics, →ISBN. From the entry minitablet
  • Her mostly organic diet is supplemented with black-currant oil, acetylcarnitine and silica capsules.2009 March 3, Peter Lueders, “Feed Your Face”, in New York Times. From the entry acetylcarnitine
  • “Instead of the capsules, it’s this microvascular network that circulates and delivers the healing agent,” Dr.2007 June 19, Henry Fountain, “Cockroaches Conditioned to Salivate at a Scent, Not Pavlov’s Dinner Bell”, in New York Times. From the entry microvascular
  • Reliquary phylacteries could serve as suspension capsules or containers for holy relics.2006, Don C. Skemer, “Introduction”, in Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages (Magic in History), University Park, Pa.…. From the entry phylactery
  • Force-displacement plot of a cervical facet capsule failure intension, illustrating the joint failure event and subcatastrophic failures.2005, Charles Richard Clark, Edward C. Benzel, Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee, The Cervical Spine (Lippincott…. From the entry subcatastrophic
  • Fruits in Paullinia are marginicidal, septifragal capsules, whereas those of Serjania are schizocarps with samaroid mericarps.1998, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, “Paullinia Lingulata (Sapindaceae), a New Species from French Guiana.”, in Brittonia, number 50, pages 514–16. From the entry marginicidal
  • Poor mans version of tease and blues I guess (meth and valium in a capsule).1998 November 14, Markus, “Re: METH”, in alt.recovery (Usenet). From the entry Ts and blues
  • The pachydermal exothecial cells of the capsule that are prevalent in rheophytes are lacking.1983, Lindbergia - Volumes 9-10, page 108. From the entry pachydermal
  • McWilliams and his capsule task force continued with an impressive show.1981, Army Trainer, volume 1, number 1, page 37. From the entry McWilliams
  • Wordlessly, Johanna handed me two E capsules from a little gold drageoir.1979, Kyril Bonfiglioli, After You with the Pistol, Penguin, published 2001, page 237. From the entry drageoir
  • The principal tentacular nematocysts are homotrichous microbasic rhopaloids, the capsule averaging 25–26μ long by 15–18μ across.1967, Australian Journal of Zoology, page 664. From the entry rhopaloid
  • Consequently the capsule could be positioned only by omnibearings reported from the capsule.1959, Kenneth Franklin Gantz, Man in Space. From the entry omnibearing
  • On the inner side they help form, with the supraoccipital and proötics, the otic capsule.1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles. From the entry paroccipital
  • Then, again, the capsule may be insufficiently incised, or not opened at all.1911, Casey Albert Wood, “Chapter VIII: Extraction of the senile type of cataract”, in Casey Albert Wood, editor, A System of Ophthalmic…. From the entry vectis
  • Rail Minister Lord Hendy has placed a time capsule at Ravensthorpe, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project.2025 March 19, “News in pictures: Time capsule buried at Ravensthorpe”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 29, photo caption. From the entry time capsule
  • It uses dry ice pellets (capsules of frozen carbon dioxide), blown at supersonic speed onto the railhead through a small nozzle.2023 September 20, Tom Ingall, “Freezing the leaves off the line”, in RAIL, number 992, page 46. From the entry sublimation
  • In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed.2016, André Thès, Philippe Hardy, Arthroscopy: Basic to Advanced, Elbow Fractures Treatments, page 729. From the entry osteosuture
  • P and A were determined at the posterior and anterior intersection of the internal capsule and the medial intermedullary lamina respectively.2015 September 15, “Using MDEFT MRI Sequences to Target the GPi in DBS Surgery”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry intermedullary
  • Fruit a dehiscent capsule; seeds 0.45–0.60 × 0.25–0.35 mm, ovoid, brown-colored, striate with short pseudotrichomes in longitudinal lines.2015 November 12, “Syngonanthus androgynus, a Striking New Species from South America, its Phylogenetic Placement and Implications for…. From the entry pseudotrichomes
  • The adult female has a robust body, a relatively short and wide buccal capsule conjoined by a rhabditiform pharynx.2015 December 17, “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Phasmarhabditis huizhouensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a New…. From the entry rhabditiform
  • A direct association between TPO intensity, presence of microfollicles, and localization in areas near the capsule was found.2015 August 13, Yurena Caballero et al., “The value of thyroperoxidase as a prognostic factor for differentiated thyroid cancer -- a…. From the entry microfollicles
  • As we've seen, Belarus is a Soviet time capsule that continues only because Russia is keeping it on life support.2011, Francis Tapon, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us, page 135. From the entry time capsule
  • Later this month it will release what it calls a DVD “time capsule” with “60 Minutes” reports about Mr.2009 February 2, Brian Stelter, “To Relive the Inauguration, a Wave of Network DVDs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on…. From the entry unbroadcast
  • The capsule is full of a poisonous fluid, the hypnotoxin which contains proteins and about 75% as virulent as cobra venom.2005, Dev Raj Khanna, P. R. Yadav, Biology of Coelenterata, page 203. From the entry hypnotoxin
  • Police said they acted on a tip, arrested the brothers at home and confiscated some “red devil” (barbiturate) capsules.1964 June 16, “Charges Changed in Brothers’ Cases”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3. From the entry red devil
  • Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule.1957, The New Yorker, volume 33, page 54. From the entry laika
  • As mentioned before, the capsule of Morgagnian cataracts is extremely difficult to cut even with a proper capsulotome.1911, Casey Albert Wood, “Chapter VIII: Extraction of the senile type of cataract”, in Casey Albert Wood, editor, A System of Ophthalmic…. From the entry vectis
  • The Shenzhou 13 space capsule landed in the Gobi desert in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, shown live on state TV.2022 April 16, “Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station”, in AP News, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2022. From the entry Inner Mongolia
  • With the release of her first ready-to-wear capsule, “Mirroire Noire”, the Australian ballet dancer-turned-fashion designer takes centre stage, shining a new spotlight on fashion’s balletcore.2022 December 16, Zoë Kendall, “Caroline Reznik is making a fantasy wardrobe of ballet-inspired womenswear”, in i-D, archived from the…. From the entry balletcore
  • The name “gachapon” derived from the sound of the wheel turning (“gacha”) and when the toy capsule lands in the collection tray (“pon”).2019 September 17, Delaney Tran, “Tasting Japan in Long Beach”, in DIG Mag, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2019. From the entry gachapon
  • Cannabis is sold in several manifestations, including loose varieties, vapes, preroll, oils, capsules, tinctures, cosmetics and other derma products, snacks, and beverages.2018, Bob Sehlinger, Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2019, Unofficial Guides, →ISBN, Recreational and medical marijuana. From the entry preroll
  • And if you’re looking for something that’s cute, compact, and affordable, you can’t go past the country’s gacha capsule toy vending machines.2018 October 24, Oona McGee, “Pokemon cosplay for cats”, in Japan Today. From the entry gacha

Meaning of capsule

  1. noun A membranous envelope.
  2. noun A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
  3. noun A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.

Full definition of capsule

Questions about capsule in a sentence

How do you use capsule in a sentence?
Capsule is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.”
What is a short sentence with capsule?
“The astronaut hung weightlessly in the capsule.”
What does capsule mean?
Capsule means a membranous envelope.

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