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(noun) a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" |
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Related Words: function, office, part, role |
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(noun) the maximum production possible |
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Related Words: production |
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(noun) ability to perform or produce |
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Related Words: capability, capableness |
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Antonyms: incapacity |
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(noun) the power to learn or retain knowledge |
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Synonyms: mental ability |
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Related Words: ability, power, prescience, prevision |
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Antonyms: incapacity |
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(noun) (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes" |
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Related Words: formatted capacity, indefinite quantity, unformatted capacity |
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(noun) the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" |
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Synonyms: content |
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Related Words: volume |
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(noun) the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
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Synonyms: capability |
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Related Words: activity, susceptibility, susceptibleness |
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(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored |
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Synonyms: capacitance, electrical capacity |
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Related Words: electrical phenomenon |
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