capability

Definition

  • noun: the ability to do something
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'capable'
  • often plural
  • synonyms: capacity, capableness, skill

Examples

  • The country's military 'capability' is unclear. [=the country's ability to fight a war is unclear]

  • The country does not have 'nuclear capability'. [=does not have nuclear weapons]

  • The device has the 'capability' of recording two television channels at once.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) have so brilliantly adapted... ...that they can regenerate entire limbs at will. You can imagine my envy. We're trying to harness this capability... ...and transfer it into our host subject: Freddy the three-legged mouse. Enter the algorithm now. Need to take that? (..)
    2012 The Amazing Spider-Man