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  • 41Capacity — Ca*pac i*ty (k[.a]*p[a^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Capacities} ( t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[ e]. See {Capacious}.] 1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; used in reference to… …

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  • 42Capacity for heat — Capacity Ca*pac i*ty (k[.a]*p[a^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Capacities} ( t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[ e]. See {Capacious}.] 1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; used in… …

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  • 43capacious — adjective Etymology: Latin capac , capax capacious, capable, from Latin capere Date: 1606 containing or capable of containing a great deal Synonyms: see spacious • capaciously adverb • capaciousness noun …

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  • 44capacity — I. noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat , capacitas, from capac , capax Date: 15th century 1. legal competency or fitness < capacity to stand trial > 2. a. the potential or&#8230; …

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  • 45Galba — Infobox Emperor name = Galba title = Emperor of the Roman Empire full name = Servius Sulpicius Galba caption = Coin featuring Galba reign = 8 June, 68 – 15 January, 69 predecessor = Nero successor = Otho spouse 1 = Poppea Sabina spouse 2 =&#8230; …

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  • 46Tortoise — Taxobox name = Tortoises image width = 250px image caption = A Galápagos Giant Tortoise regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia = Testudinidae subdivision&#8230; …

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  • 47James Syme — (7 November 1799 26 June 1870) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon.Early lifeHe was born in Edinburgh. His father was a writer to the signet and a landowner in Fife and Kinross, who lost most of his fortune in attempting to develop the mineral&#8230; …

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  • 48Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 6) — For other people named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, see Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (disambiguation). Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (c. 30 BC 33 AD) was a Roman senator, politician and general, praised by the historian Tacitus. Contents 1 Origin and early&#8230; …

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  • 49Triton (mollusk) — Taxobox name = Triton status = VU image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo =&#8230; …

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  • 50Rhynchonellida — Taxobox image width = 240px image caption = Hiscobeccus capax name = Rhynchonellida regnum = Animalia phylum = Brachiopoda classis = Rhynchonellata ordo = Rhynchonellida ordo authority = Kuhn, 1949 subdivision ranks = Superfamilies subdivision =&#8230; …

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