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Etymology

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ёмкий (jómkij) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjɵmkəsʲtʲ]
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Noun

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ёмкость (jómkostʹf inan (genitive ёмкости, nominative plural ёмкости, genitive plural ёмкостей)

  1. capacitance, capacity, volume
  2. vessel, bottle (anything that can hold liquid, usually of higher capacity)
    В пусту́ю ёмкость нали́ли со́рок ли́тров воды́.V pustúju jómkostʹ nalíli sórok lítrov vodý.Forty liters of water were poured into the empty bottle.
  3. (electronics) capacitor
    Synonym: конденса́тор (kondensátor)

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