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English
Etymology
From capsule + -ar.
Pronunciation
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
Translations
of or resembling a capsule
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Catalan
Etymology 1
From càpsula (“capsule”) + -ar (“adjectival suffix”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulars)
- capsular
Etymology 2
From càpsula (“capsule”) + -ar (“infinitive suffix”).
Pronunciation
Verb
capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulí, past participle capsulat)
- (transitive) to cap (wine or champagne)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French capsulaire.
Adjective
capsular m or n (feminine singular capsulară, masculine plural capsulari, feminine and neuter plural capsulare)
- capsular
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabsuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cap‧su‧lar
Etymology 1
From cápsula (“capsule”) + -ar (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulares)
- capsular
Etymology 2
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
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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