capsular
English
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Adjective
capsular (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
- 1837, Sir Astley Cooper, Principles and Practice of Surgery:
- Four muscles are destined to move the os humeri, and to strengthen the capsular ligament.
- 2004, Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria:
- Researchers are pursuing vaccines made of capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8, […]
Derived terms
- acapsular
- anticapsular
- basicapsular
- bicapsular
- capsular antigen
- capsular cataract
- capsular contracture
- capsular ligament
- capsularly
- capsular polysaccharide
- capsular space
- endocapsular
- extracapsular
- hypocapsular
- intercapsular
- intracapsular
- ischiocapsular
- juxtacapsular
- meniscocapsular
- microcapsular
- multicapsular
- nasocapsular
- neurocapsular
- noncapsular
- nucleo-capsular
- paracapsular
- pentacapsular
- pericapsular
- precapsular
- pubocapsular
- quadricapsular
- quinquecapsular
- retrocapsular
- rhinocapsular
- striatocapsular
- subcapsular
- supracapsular
- transcapsular
- tricapsular
- unicapsular
Translations
of or resembling a capsule
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Catalan
Etymology 1
From càpsula (“capsule”) + -ar (“adjectival suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kəp.suˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəp.suˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kap.suˈlaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kap.suˈlar]
Adjective
capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulars)
Related terms
- capsuliforme
Etymology 2
From càpsula (“capsule”) + -ar (“infinitive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəp.suˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kap.suˈlaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kap.suˈla]
Verb
capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulí, past participle capsulat)
- (transitive) to cap (wine or champagne)
Conjugation
Central Catalan conjugation of capsular (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- capsulador
- capsulament
Related terms
Further reading
- “capsular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Romanian
Etymology
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Borrowed from French capsulaire.
Adjective
capsular m or n (feminine singular capsulară, masculine plural capsulari, feminine/neuter plural capsulare)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | capsular | capsulară | capsulari | capsulare | ||
| definite | capsularul | capsulara | capsularii | capsularele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | capsular | capsulare | capsulari | capsulare | ||
| definite | capsularului | capsularei | capsularilor | capsularelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabsuˈlaɾ/ [kaβ̞.suˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cap‧su‧lar
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
From cápsula (“capsule”) + -ar (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulares)
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
From cápsula (“capsule”) + -ar (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulé, past participle capsulado)
- to cap
Conjugation
Conjugation of capsular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “capsular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ
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- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (seize)
- Spanish terms suffixed with -ar (adjectival suffix)
- Spanish lemmas
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