Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vital capacity

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
vi-tal -ca-pac-i-ty
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

vital capacities (plural)

Phrases

forced vital capacity lung volume

Frequently Paired Words

lung volume

Questions

What does vital capacity mean?
The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.

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