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FUNCTIONALITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Capable of serving a purpose well

Example:

software with greater functionality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("functionality" is a kind of...):

practicality (concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities)

Derivation:

functional (designed for or capable of a particular function or use)

functional ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing)

functional (designed for or adapted to a function or use)

functional (fit or ready for use or service)

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 Context examples: 

To test the functionality of the new structures, the team used Dextran — a fluorescent protein which stains the urine-like substance produced when nephrons filter the blood, called glomerular filtrate.

(Scientists Create Functioning Kidney Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

To accurately fly by and point the spacecraft's instruments at a smorgasbord of targets, engineers used trajectory correction maneuver, or TCM, thrusters that are identical in size and functionality to the attitude control thrusters, and are located on the back side of the spacecraft.

(Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years, NASA)