capacity

Meanings

Plural: capacities

Noun

• capability to perform or produce
  • "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"
  • "limited runway capacity"
  • "a great capacity for growth"
• the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
• the amount that can be contained
  • "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
• the maximum production possible
  • "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
• a specified function
  • "he was employed in the capacity of director"
  • "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
• (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
  • "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
• an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
• the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
• tolerance for alcohol
  • "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
• The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
• A measure of such ability; volume
• The maximum amount that can be held
• Capability; the ability to perform some task
• The maximum that can be produced.
• Mental ability; the power to learn
• A faculty; the potential for growth and development
• A role; the position in which one functions
• Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
• Electrical capacitance.
• The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Adj

• Filling the allotted space.

Synonyms

capability, capacitance, content, electrical capacity, mental ability, throughput

Antonyms

incapacity

Related Words

capac, capacious, capacitance, capacitate, capacitation, capacitive, capacitor