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US
/ˌkeɪpəˈbɪɫəti/
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[ UK /kˌeɪpəbˈɪlɪti/ ]
[ UK /kˌeɪpəbˈɪlɪti/ ]
NOUN
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the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
the capability of a metal to be fused - an aptitude that may be developed
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the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
he worked to the limits of his capability
How To Use capability In A Sentence
- Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life. Times, Sunday Times
- This capability has major logistic advantages in obviating the need to carry other fuels to battle.
- They look good and we're in the process now of trying to scale up the capability of the manufacturers to be able to make enough of this so that we would be able to have a reasonable stockpile.
- In 1821 the Kakanfo's threat to Abomey and his capability to defend Oyo territory ended in his rout by the Dahomey army, and by 1830 Shabe had been razed and the cavalry no more to be seen.
- In recent years, the outage has been used to construct or commission major capital projects to extend the plants' capability.
- ECLS design can be optimized for operability and common fan designs when sized for 4 persons. 4 person configuration is more robust and safer and allows more robust design solutions and ISS will get more pressurized cargo capability. 6 person capability is still available since Orion didn't change the OML and Orion can always be re-configured to carry 6 persons. Orion Slims Down - NASA Watch
- An anti-runway warhead which is equipped with a delayed action fuse has the capability of penetrating reinforced concrete runways to a depth of nearly 0.5m.
- The unarming of Israel's illegal nuclear capability. Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege
- Democracy depends upon a universal capability for critical response to print manipulation.
- Call me an idle sybarite, but I value this capability.
