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capsule

[kap-suhl, -sool, -syool] / ˈkæp səl, -sul, -syul /


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Nearby is the computer screen of the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, the person responsible for all direct communication with the astronauts.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

On the livestream from Orion, Earth is slowly shrinking, as the capsule moves further and further into space.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So the Armstrong team employed a series of tests involving fancy scales and gently tipping the capsule.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

To find out, the men were belted into a centrifuge, a tiny capsule at the end of a long spinning arm.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin