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capsule vs ballistic capsule

ballistic capsule vs capsule

capsule and ballistic capsule both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but ballistic capsule is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capsule Yes No Yes No
ballistic capsule Yes No No No
As nouns, ballistic capsule is a hypernym of capsule; that is, ballistic capsule is a word with a broader meaning than capsule:
  • capsule: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
  • ballistic capsule: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
Other hypernyms of capsule include space vehicle, spacecraft.
capsule (noun) ballistic capsule (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
a small container
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a structure that encloses a body part
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
capsule (verb) ballistic capsule (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule
Difference between capsule and ballistic capsule

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