capabilitynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/capability noun [ C or U ] (ABILITY)
C1 the ability to do something:
These tests are beyond the capability of an average twelve-year-old.
[ + to infinitive ] With the new machines we finally have the capability (= power) to do the job properly.
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Skill, talent and ability
- a magic touch idiom
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- bandwidth
- command
- dash
- ear
- effortless
- expertise
- facility
- faculty
- finesse
- métier
- nose
- polish
- proficient
- prowess
- pyrotechnics
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capability noun [ C or U ] (WEAPONS)
the number of weapons, soldiers, etc. a country has to fight a war:
Several countries are trying to develop a nuclear capability.
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Providing weapons or taking weapons away
- arm
- armament
- armed
- arms control
- arms race
- bare
- decommission
- disarm
- disarmament
- gun control
- militarized
- nuclear-free
- pack
- peace dividend
- rearm
- reinforce
- tooled up
- unarmed
- under arms idiom
- with your bare hands idiom
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
The armed forces generally