retention capacity

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• retention — [ri ten′shən] n. [ME retencioun < MFr retention < L retentio] 1. a retaining or being retained 2. power of or capacity for retaining 3. a) a remembering; memory b) ability to remember 4. Med …   English World dictionary

• capacity — [n1] volume; limit of volume held accommodation, amplitude, bulk, burden, compass, contents, dimensions, expanse, extent, full, holding ability, holding power, latitude, magnitude, mass, measure, proportions, quantity, range, reach, retention,… …   New thesaurus

• retention — /ri ten sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of retaining. 2. the state of being retained. 3. the power to retain; capacity for retaining. 4. the act or power of remembering things; memory. [1350 1400; ME retencion < L retention (s. of retentio) a keeping back …   Universalium

• capacity, field —    , field carrying; capillary.    Soil moisture retained by capillarity and not removable by gravity drainage [16].    Synonym: specific retention …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• capacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. content, volume; aptitude, faculty, ability. See size, intelligence, power, business.Ant., incapacity, incompetence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The limit of contents] Syn. contents, limit, retention,… …   English dictionary for students

• retention — re·ten·tion || rɪ tenʃn n. act of keeping possession; maintenance, act of holding; memory, capacity to remember …   English contemporary dictionary

• retention — re•ten•tion [[t]rɪˈtɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of retaining or the state of being retained 2) the power to retain; capacity for retaining 3) the act or power of remembering things; memory • Etymology: 1350–1400; retencion < L retentiō holding… …   From formal English to slang

• retention — /rəˈtɛnʃən / (say ruh tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of retaining. 2. the state of being retained. 3. power to retain; capacity for retaining. 4. the act or power of remembering things; memory. {Middle English, from Latin retentio} …  

• Cation exchange capacity — In soil science, cation exchange capacity (CEC) is the capacity of a soil for ion exchange of positively charged ions between the soil and the soil solution. (A positively charged ion, which has fewer electrons than protons, is known as a… …   Wikipedia

• Soil water (retention) — Soils can process and contain considerable amounts of water. They can take in water, and will keep doing so until they are full, or the rate at which they can transmit water into, and through, the pores is exceeded. Some of this water will… …   Wikipedia

• Urinary retention — with greatly enlarged bladder at CT. ICD 10 R33 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia