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 

• BALLISTIC CAPSULE (noun)

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))