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capability
[ key-puh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
- the quality of being capable; capacity; ability:
His capability was unquestionable.
- the ability to undergo or be affected by a given treatment or action:
the capability of glass in resisting heat.
- Usually capabilities. qualities, abilities, features, etc., that can be used or developed; potential:
Though dilapidated, the house has great capabilities.
capability
/ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ /
noun
- the quality of being capable; ability
- the quality of being susceptible to the use or treatment indicated
the capability of a metal to be fused
- usually plural a characteristic that may be developed; potential aptitude
Other Words From
- over·capa·bili·ty noun plural overcapabilities
- super·capa·bili·ty noun plural supercapabilities
Word History and Origins
Origin of capability1
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Example Sentences
Buyers said improvements to its e-commerce capabilities — like its partnership with Shopify as well as new e-commerce-focused ad units like a dynamic catalog ad unit that’s currently in beta — are swaying marketers to spend more on the app.
We will continue to recruit based on experience and background and capability, rather than geography.
That said, Zeta currently only supports two people per account, while Braid already has the capability to add multiple parties to its joint account.
This means making sure that the data is fully harmonized, comparable, and accessible through an integrated tool that provides the right capabilities for each agency role.
Wanga began her Target career in supply chain, serving in a variety of transformational leadership roles, including modernizing Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Digital and Strategy capabilities.
“The U.S. Navy will attain IOC [initial operational capability] in 2018 with 3F software,” DellaVedova wrote.
Should capability delivery experience additional changes, this estimate will be revised appropriately.
As for the search, which will soon resume, Soelisto confessed that “the capability of our equipment is not optimum.”
Nor are there any current plans to add that capability to the F-35.
As Kurdish leaders acknowledge, liberating Mosul is beyond the capability of the peshmerga and government forces will be needed.
But against any such depreciatory remarks we have to set Chopin's high opinion of Zywny's teaching capability.
She frequently, out of the strength of her address and capability, had these moments of musing over what could be done.
The governor was required to perform other duties, which were grossly unjust, and in some cases beyond human capability.
His capability in all kinds was limited; his connections, with this side and that, were very intricate.
This capability of dispensing with a generally untractable element of support was felt to be a great comfort.
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