capsule

Examples

• All

• I put those in my high school time capsule.

  Isn't It Romantic (2019)

• I made us a time capsule.

  Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

• Can you give us a quick capsule biography?

  ReasonTV

• We're burying a time capsule at the new school.

  The Shape of Water (2017)

• Brian introduced his father and gave a capsule summary of the situation and the limited treatment he had instituted.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Michael gave them a two-minute capsule on the life and times of the Greek mathematician.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Creating a family time capsule builds pride in one's own cultural background and enhances self-esteem.

  Academic text (1997)

• Can you give us a brief capsule summary of the meeting's main points?

• Her presentation included a capsule overview of the key findings from the research.

Synonyms

B

brief

vscapsule

67 4.2

A short written summary of a longer document

often shortens the original text itself rather than only summarizing it

R

rundown

vscapsule

65 3.9

A short report that gives the main points of an event or meeting

applies more to condensing written text than reporting events

S

synopsis

vscapsule

23 4.7

A short summary of the main points of a book or article

can be a condensed version of the text, not only a survey

B

brief overview

vscapsule

3 2.6

A short summary of the main points

aims to condense the original text rather than provide a general overview

A

abridgment

vscapsule

• US

2 5.5

A shorter version of a book or text that keeps the main ideas

is a brief summary rather than a reduced full work

E

epitome

vscapsule

1 7.7

A short summary of the main points of a text

focuses more on reducing the original text than on abstracting it

C

condensation

vscapsule

1 4.8

A shorter version of a text that keeps the main ideas

is a shorter summary focusing only on the main points

B

briefer

vscapsule

• Formal

4.0

A short written summary of the main facts

is about condensing text content rather than issuing factual instructions

Compounds

T

time capsule

20 4.4

A container buried to show people in the future what life was like today

S

space capsule

• Specialized

5 4.2

A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth

B

bilocular capsule

• Specialized

8.6

A dry fruit with two chambers that hold seeds

B

Bowman's capsule

• Specialized

6.7

A thin sac that surrounds tiny blood vessels in the kidney and helps filter blood to make urine

D

digital capsule

6.0

A small digital container that keeps files safe for future use

B

ballistic capsule

• Archaic

9.1

A small spacecraft that follows a curved path to carry people into space

L

lens capsule

• Specialized

7.2

A thin clear covering around the eye that holds the lens in place

G

glomerular capsule

• Specialized

8.1

A thin two-layer wall around a small knot of blood vessels in the kidney that starts filtering blood

S

sleeping capsule

3.5

A small pill that you take to help you sleep

Surface Forms

Etymology