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capacity
[ kuh-pas-i-tee ]
noun
- the ability to receive or contain:
This hotel has a large capacity.
- the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume:
The inn is filled to capacity.
The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons.
Synonyms:
- power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.; mental ability:
the capacity to learn calculus.
Synonyms: ,
- actual or potential ability to perform, yield, or withstand:
He has a capacity for hard work.
The capacity of the oil well was 150 barrels a day.
She has the capacity to go two days without sleep.
Synonyms: , , ,
- quality or state of being susceptible to a given treatment or action:
Steel has a high capacity to withstand pressure.
- position; function; role:
He served in the capacity of legal adviser.
- legal qualification.
- Electricity.
- maximum possible output.
adjective
- reaching maximum capacity:
a capacity audience;
a capacity crowd.
capacity
/ °ìəˈ±èæ²õɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
- the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold
- the amount that can be contained; volume
a capacity of six gallons
- the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity )
- ( as modifier )
a capacity crowd
- the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability
he has a great capacity for Greek
- the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity )
the factory's output was not at capacity
- a specified position or function
he was employed in the capacity of manager
- a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator
- electronics a former name for capacitance
- computing
- the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device
- the range of numbers that can be processed in a register
- the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry
- legal competence
the capacity to make a will
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of capacity1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of capacity1
Example Sentences
Los Angeles’ soundstages once were nearly filled to capacity, as demand for streaming content reached its peak.
Wimbledon is planning to renovate its iconic 'Henman Hill' and increase capacity for the tournament's 150th anniversary.
This would involve building a new terminal, new taxiways and increasing the capacity in the existing terminal.
While Hungary's withdrawal may carry symbolic weight and political implications, it does not significantly alter the ICC's operational capacity or legal framework.
"Mr Caller is supposed to be acting in an advisory capacity. However, he has been acting as the principal decision maker."
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