SPACE CAPSULE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase space capsule. (close relations)
Definition of SPACE CAPSULE
Best Alternative Words for SPACE CAPSULE
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capsule | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small container • a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside • a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses • a shortened version of a written work • a structure that encloses a body part • a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space • a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute verb • enclose in a capsule • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||||
craft | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the skilled practice of a practical occupation • a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space • people who perform a particular kind of skilled work • skill in an occupation or trade • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception verb • make by hand and with much skill | ||||||||
module | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind • detachable compartment of a spacecraft • computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) • a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components | ||||||||
orbiter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | ||||||||
pod | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant • a group of aquatic mammals • a detachable container of fuel on an airplane verb • take something out of its shell or pod • produce pods, of plants | ||||||||
rocket | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine • a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion • erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender • propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • sends a firework display high into the sky verb • shoot up abruptly, like a rocket • propel with a rocket | ||||||||
shuttle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers • public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points • bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads verb • travel back and forth between two points | ||||||||
spaceship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | ||||||||
vehicle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conveyance that transports people or objects • a medium for the expression or achievement of something • any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it • any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another |