Ability and Penetration

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Penetration and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penetration" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Penetration noun - The ability to make way into or through something.

Usage example: the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries

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Ability and penetration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Penetration".

good	good ability	good penetration
high	high ability	high penetration
best	best ability	best penetration
better	better ability	better penetration
Other adjectives: exceptional, standard, poor, strong, actual, increased, great, superior, innate, magic, explicit, less, extra, additional, greater.

The former ability turns the dedicated anti-infantry HMG into a feared light-vehicle counter, while the latter boosts the penetration of the AT guns.

Source: Armor-Piercing Attack
However, larger guns have better penetration, and characters rightly fear a gun of 100 millimeters bore or larger for its ability to destroy tanks outright.

Source: Attack Its Weak Point aka: Weak Spot
You Only Live Twice (book): Oberhauser/Blofeld threatens Bond with a brain penetration injury that will remove his ability to recognise faces.

Source: Film / Spectre

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