Capacity (n.) The power of receiving or containing |
Capacity (n.) The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc. |
Capacity (n.) Ability |
Capacity (n.) Outward condition or circumstances |
Capacity (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. |
Fool-large (a.) Foolishly liberal. |
Gunter's scale () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant. |
Large (superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units |
Large (superl.) Abundant |
Large (superl.) Full in statement |
Large (superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity |
Large (superl.) Free |
Large (superl.) Unrestrained by decorum |
Large (superl.) Prodigal in expending |
Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction |
Large (adv.) Freely |
Large (n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves. |
Large-acred (a.) Possessing much land. |
Large-handed (a.) Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities |
Large-hearted (a.) Having a large or generous heart or disposition |
Scale (n.) The dish of a balance |
Scale (n.) The sign or constellation Libra. |
Scale (v. t.) To weigh or measure according to a scale |
Scale (n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid. |
Scale (n.) Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish |
Scale (n.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura |
Scale (n.) A scale insect. (See below.) |
Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement |
Scale (n.) The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife. |
Scale (n.) An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. |
Scale (n.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. |
Scale (v. t.) To strip or clear of scale or scales |
Scale (v. t.) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth |
Scale (v. t.) To scatter |
Scale (v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder. |
Scale (v. i.) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae |
Scale (v. i.) To separate |
Scale (n.) A ladder |
Scale (n.) Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals. |
Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale. |
Scale (n.) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances |
Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system |
Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave |
Scale (n.) Gradation |
Scale (n.) Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts |
Scale (v. t.) To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder |
Scale (v. i.) To lead up by steps |
Scale-winged (a.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera |
economy of scale | the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
capacity | a specified function, he was employed in the capacity of director, he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary |
tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
capacity | the maximum production possible, the plant is working atper cent capacity |
Binet-Simon Scale | the first intelligence test |
scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
fish scale | scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish |
large poodle | the largest breed of poodle |
large civet Viverra zibetha | common civet of India and southeast Asia |
scale insect | small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
armored scale | insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female |
San Jose scale Aspidiotus perniciosus | small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
scale | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks |
scale weighing machine | a measuring instrument for weighing, shows amount of mass |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
vernier scale vernier | a small movable scale that slides along a main scale, the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale |
capacity | tolerance for alcohol, he had drunk beyond his capacity |
pH pH scale | (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter, provides a measure on a scale from to of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where is neutral and greater than is more basic and less than is more acidic), |
extra large | a garment size for a very large person |
large | a garment size for a large person |
seating capacity | the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. |
capacity | capability to perform or produce, among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism, limited runway capacity, a great capacity for growth |
large intestine | beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum, includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum, extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces |
brain brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit | mental ability, he's got plenty of brains but no common sense |
capacity mental ability | the power to learn or retain knowledge, in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior |
scale value | a value on some scale of measurement |
Bernoulli's law law of large numbers | (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics |
scale musical scale | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) |
diatonic scale | a scale with eight notes in an octave, all but two are separated by whole tones |
major scale major diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the rd and th and th and th |
minor scale minor diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the nd and rd and th and th |
chromatic scale | a -note scale including all the semitones of the octave |
gapped scale | a musical scale with fewer than seven notes |
pentatonic scale pentatone | a gapped scale with five notes, usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted |
C major C major scale scale of C major | (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats |
large cap | a corporation with a large capitalization, he works for a large cap |
Large Magellanic Cloud | the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere |
scale scurf exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
large person | a person of greater than average size |
capacitance electrical capacity capacity | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored |
leafy liverwort scale moss | moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves, usually epiphytic |
southern magnolia evergreen magnolia large-flowering magnolia bull bay Magnolia grandiflora | evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers |
large-leaved magnolia large-leaved cucumber tree great-leaved macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla | large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base |
large periwinkle Vinca major | plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes |
large-leaved aster Aster macrophyllus | tufted perennial wood aster of North America, naturalized in Europe |