capsule vs spacecraft

spacecraft vs capsule

capsule and spacecraft both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but spacecraft is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No
spacecraft	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spacecraft is a hypernym of capsule; that is, spacecraft is a word with a broader meaning than capsule:

capsule: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
spacecraft: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

Other hypernyms of capsule include ballistic capsule, space vehicle.

capsule (noun)	spacecraft (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)	spacecraft (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule

Difference between capsule and spacecraft

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