Meanings
nounvital capacity (countable and uncountable, plural vital capacities)
plural vital capacities
- countableuncountablemedicineThe maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肺活量
- 肺活量 (fèihuóliàng)maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Danish lungekapacitet, vitalkapacitet
- lungekapacitetmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
- vitalkapacitetmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Finnish vitaalikapasiteetti
- vitaalikapasiteettimaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
German Lungenvolumen, Vitalkapazität
- Lungenvolumenmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
- Vitalkapazitätmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Hungarian vitálkapacitás
- vitálkapacitásmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Polish pojemność życiowa
- pojemność życiowamaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Portuguese capacidade vital
- capacidade vitalmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Swedish vitalkapacitet
- vitalkapacitetmaximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs
Cite this entry
APA
vital capacity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20capacity
MLA
“vital capacity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20capacity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vital capacity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20capacity.
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