(n.) The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.
(n.) The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
(n.) Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
(n.) Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
(n.) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
Example Sentences:
(1) Simplicity, high capacity, low cost and label stability, combined with relatively high clinical sensitivity make the method suitable for cost effective screening of large numbers of samples.
(2) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
(3) These results could be explained by altered tissue blood flow and a decreased metabolic capacity of the liver in obese subjects.
(4) Peak Expiratory Flow and Forced Expiratory Mean Flows in the ranges 0-25%, 25-50% and 50-75% of Forced Vital Capacity were significantly reduced in animals exposed to gasoline exhaust fumes, whereas the group exposed to ethanol exhaust fumes did not differ from the control group.
(5) Polyribosomes isolated from the livers of rats sacrificed 6 h after treatment with actinomycin D showed a 42% reduction in their capacity to bind anti-RSA Fab'.
(6) Escherichia enterotoxigenic strains, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella typhimurium virulent strains, Campylobacter jejuni clinical isolates possess more pronounced capacity for adhesion to enteric cells of Peyer's plaques than to other types of epithelial cells, which may be of importance in the pathogenesis of these infections.
(7) An inverse relationship between the pumping capacity of the heart and vascular resistance was confirmed at different stages of examination and treatment of the patients.
(8) Another important factor, however, seems to be that patients, their families, doctors and employers estimate capacity of performance on account of the specific illness, thus calling for intensified efforts toward rehabilitation.
(9) These results indicate that both the renal brush-border and basolateral membranes possess the Na(+)-dependent dicarboxylate transport system with very similar properties but with different substrate affinity and transport capacity.
(10) A conventional liquid chromatograph with a low capacity column and a conductimetric detector is used to analyze aerosols of Cl-, Br-, NO-3 and SO=4 with good results.
(11) In addition to esophageal manometry, we also performed acid-clearance studies and examined salivary output, acid-neutralizing capacity, and bicarbonate concentration.
(12) This capacity is expressed during incubation of the bacteria with the substrate and needs a source of carbon and other energy metabolites.
(13) In lactate medium the capacity of each AIB carrier is unchanged but its affinity is reduced to one-third.
(14) Ultraviolet difference spectrophotometry indicates that the inactivated enzyme retains its capacity for binding the nucleotide substrates whereas the spectral perturbation characteristic of 3-phosphoglycerate binding is abolished in the modified enzyme.
(15) The absolute level of ventilatory capacity resembles that of Nepalese children and differs from that of some other groups.
(16) The functional capacity to present antigens to T cells was lacking in normal resting B cells, but was acquired following LK treatment.
(17) The immunodetectable PKC level in hypothyroid liver was elevated 7.7-fold, whereas the phorbol-ester binding capacity and the immunodetectable alpha-PKC level were increased 2.4- and 2.6-fold, respectively.
(18) An operant delayed-matching task was used to assess the role of proactive interference (PI) effects on short-term memory capacity of rats.
(19) Utilizing a range of operative Michaelis-Menten parameters that characterize phenytoin elimination via a single capacity-limited pathway, a situation assuming instantaneous absorption (case I) is compared with the situation in which continuous constant-rate absorption occurs (case II).
(20) In order to obtain the most suitable mobile phase, we studied the influence of pH and acetonitrile content on the capacity factor (k').
(n.) The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.
(n.) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
(n.) Any particular art.
(v. t.) To know; to understand.
(v. i.) To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
(v. i.) To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hoursoglou thinks a shortage of skilled people with a good grounding in core subjects such as maths and science is a potential problem for all manufacturers.
(2) Training in social skills specific to fostering intimacy is suggested as a therapeutic step, and modifications to the social support measure for future use discussed.
(3) But if you want to sustain a long-term relationship, it's important to try to develop other erotic interests and skills, because most partners will expect and demand that.
(4) It appeared that ratings by supervisors were influenced primarily by the interpersonal skills of the residents and secondarily by ability.
(5) In a poll before the debate, 48% predicted that Merkel, who will become Europe's longest serving leader if re-elected on 22 September, would emerge as the winner of the US-style debate, while 26% favoured Steinbruck, a former finance minister who is known for his quick-wit and rhetorical skills, but sometimes comes across as arrogant.
(6) The skill of the surgeon was not a significant factor in maternal deaths.
(7) "Runners, for instance, need a high level of running economy, which comes from skill acquisition and putting in the miles," says Scrivener, "But they could effectively ease off the long runs and reduce the overall mileage by introducing Tabata training.
(8) The need for follow-up studies is stressed to allow assessment of the effectiveness of the intervention and to search for protective factors, successful coping skills, strategies and adaptational resources.
(9) Independent t test results indicated nurses assigned more importance to psychosocial support and skills training than did patients; patients assigned more importance to sensation--discomfort than did nurses.
(10) Both microcomputer use and tracking patient care experience are technical skills similar to learning any medical procedure with which physicians are already familiar.
(11) They have already missed the critical periods in language learning and thus are apt to remain severely depressed in language skills at best.
(12) A teaching package is described for teaching interview skills to large blocks of medical students whilst on their psychiatric attachment.
(13) The intervention represented, for the intervention team, an opportunity to learn community organization and community education skills through active participation in the community.
(14) In contrast, children who initially have good verbal imitation skills apparently show gains in speech following simultaneous communication training alone.
(15) There is extant a population of subjects who have average or better than average interpretive reading skills as measured by standardized tests but who read slowly and inefficiently.
(16) To not use those skills would be like Gigi Buffon not using his enormous hands.
(17) The focus will be on assessment of the gravid woman's anxiety levels and coping skills.
(18) The functional role of corticocortical input projecting to the motor cortex in learning motor skills was investigated by training 3 cats with and without the projection area.
(19) Gauging the proper end point of methohexital administration is accomplished through skilled observation of the patient.
(20) Keepy-uppys should be a simple skill for a professional footballer, so when Tom Ince clocked himself in the face with the ball while preparing to take a corner early in the second half, even he couldn't help but laugh.