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BALLISTIC CAPSULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ballistic capsule mean?
• BALLISTIC CAPSULE (noun)
The noun BALLISTIC CAPSULE has 1 sense:
1. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
Familiarity information: BALLISTIC CAPSULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft
Hypernyms ("ballistic capsule" is a kind of...):
craft (a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
artificial satellite; orbiter; satellite (man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)
Meronyms (parts of "ballistic capsule"):
cabin (the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried)
heat shield (a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry)
inertial guidance system; inertial navigation system (a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces)
module (detachable compartment of a spacecraft)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ballistic capsule"):
lander (a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet)
LEM; lunar excursion module; lunar module (a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back)
capsule; space capsule (a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space)
space shuttle (a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere)
spaceship; starship (a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction))
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