capsule
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- noun
- /ˈkæpsəl/
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- Say you're just stuck in the space capsule for a couple months traveling to Mars or something.
- a space capsule
- a crewed capsule
- Orion capsule
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Watch on YouTubeBut now our access to space is either by Russian capsule or SpaceX capsule, both of them.
- But now our access to space is either by Russian capsule or SpaceX capsule, both of them.
- But the Artemis mission is, is is a is a architecture of rockets and capsules that'll take human beings back to the moon.
- But if the space between the capsule and the tunnel wall is too small, you can't reach high speeds despite near vacuum.
- They actually were essential in plotting how the, you know, the trajectories for the for the mercury, for the space capsule saying that wrong.
- You're eating camp food because we're going to bring this entire capsule down the vacuum.
- We had a, we had a silo blow up where the, the capsule went up and, and landed somewhere that didn't go off.
Examples
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The ice pushed the capsule another meter further up toward the surface.
Fiction book (1996) -
Well, the Apollo 11 capsule has arrived, and next week, we will be attaching it to the Saturn V rocket.
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But finally they did, and their capsule came down and opened and they said they touched the Earth with their feet.
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The crew capsule and quarters will move on out towards the moon.
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We'll unlock the escape capsule when you secure the samples.
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Once completed, the capsule will re-enter the atmosphere.
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Within moments, flames ripped through the capsule, killing all three astronauts.
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The development of the Orion crew capsule was guided by immersive engineering applications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, we're talking about capsules like NASA's upcoming Orion capsule or even something like into the space shuttle.
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The space agency announced that the new capsule will be equipped to carry astronauts on longer missions.
Synonyms
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A vehicle that travels in outer space
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A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
Compounds
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A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
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A thin sac that surrounds tiny blood vessels in the kidney and helps filter blood to make urine
- Archaic
A small spacecraft that follows a curved path to carry people into space
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A thin two-layer wall around a small knot of blood vessels in the kidney that starts filtering blood
How Capable
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Capsule comes from the Latin word capsula, a little form of capsa meaning 'box'. A spacecraft called a 'capsule' is a small, strong box that carries people, which explains this use of the word.