 capacity |
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| 1. | [ noun ] ability to perform or produce | |
| Related terms: | incapacity capability capacitate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment | |
| Synonyms: | capability | |
| Examples: | "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
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| Related terms: | susceptibility activity | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the amount that can be contained | |
| Synonyms: | content | |
| Examples: | "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" |
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| Related terms: | volume vital_capacity hold | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (economics,business) the maximum production possible | |
| Examples: | "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" |
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| Related terms: | production | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a specified function | |
| Examples: | "he was employed in the capacity of director" "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" |
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| Related terms: | function | |
| 6. | [ noun ] tolerance for alcohol | |
| Examples: | "he had drunk beyond his capacity" |
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| Related terms: | tolerance | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored | |
| Synonyms: | capacitance electrical_capacity | |
| Related terms: | electrical_phenomenon | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive | |
| Examples: | "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes" |
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| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity unformatted_capacity formatted_capacity computer_science | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior | |
| Synonyms: | mental_ability | |
| Related terms: | incapacity ability prescience | |
| Similar spelling: |
capacitor capacitive capacitate capacitance |
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