spacecraft vs capsule

capsule vs spacecraft

spacecraft and capsule both are nouns.

spacecraft is not a verb while capsule is a verb.

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

As nouns, capsule is a hyponym of spacecraft; that is, capsule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spacecraft:

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

Other hyponyms of spacecraft include lander, LEM, lunar excursion module, lunar module, space capsule, space shuttle, spaceship, starship.

spacecraft (noun)	capsule (noun)
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun	a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
	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

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

Difference between spacecraft and capsule

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