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capable | a |

As an adjective capable

is able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

As a letter a is

the letter a with a tilde.

capable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
    • She is capable and efficient.
    He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
    As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.
    That fact is not capable of proof.
  • (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in. Construed with of'', ''for or an infinitive.
  • * 1775 Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland'' (''Works 10.479):
    • He has begun a road capable of a wheel-carriage.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * incapable

    Derived terms

    * capability noun

    References

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    a

    Translingual

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) letter .

    Letter

  • The first letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) *

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (Marks the first item in a list)
    • A . Go to the store. B. Get some food. C. Return home. D. Eat.
  • A hypothetical item or person designated first when there are more than one.
    • Person A had 5 apples, and person B...
  • The hexadecimal digit for 10
    • 0x0000000A
    The value is hexadecimal A 0, or decimal 160.
  • A standard size of dry cell battery slightly larger than a AA battery.
  • A system of paper sizes with similar proportions, as , etc.
    • See also
    * (previous) , (next) B

    Related terms

    (Letters sharing the same origin as "A") * Arabic * Coptic * Cyrillic * Devan?gari * Greek * Hebrew * Phoenician * Syriac

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of various terms.

    Symbol

    (head)
  • Symbol for the element Argon (Since 1956 has been changed to Ar).
  • area

    • Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • ampere, a unit of electrical current.
  • IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for adenine in genetic code.
  • IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for alanine in proteins.
  • Austria

    • See also

    {{Letter, page=A , NATO=Alpha , Morse=·– , Character=A1 , Braille=? }} Image:Latin A.png, Capital and lowercase versions of A , in normal and italic type File:Fraktur letter A.png, Uppercase and lowercase A in Fraktur File:UncialA-01.svg, A in uncial script

    External links

    * (wikipedia "A")

    References

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