ALL meanings of capacity
ca·pac·i·ty
C c - variable noun capacity The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons. 4
- singular noun capacity The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be. 4
- variable noun capacity Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do. 3
- uncountable noun capacity The capacity of something such as a factory, industry, or region is the quantity of things that it can produce or deliver with the equipment or resources that are available. 3
- countable noun capacity The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units. 3
- adjective capacity A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place. 3
- countable noun capacity If you do something in a particular capacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person. 3
- noun capacity the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold 3
- noun capacity the amount that can be contained; volume 3
- noun capacity the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity) 3
- noun capacity (as modifier) 3
- noun capacity the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability 3
- noun capacity the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity) 3
- noun capacity a specified position or function 3
- noun capacity a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator 3
- noun capacity the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device 3
- noun capacity the range of numbers that can be processed in a register 3
- noun capacity the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry 3
- noun capacity legal competence 3
- noun capacity the ability to contain, absorb, or receive and hold 3
- noun capacity the amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume 3
- noun capacity the point at which no more can be contained 3
- noun capacity the power of receiving and holding knowledge, impressions, etc.; mental ability 3
- noun capacity the ability or qualifications (for, or to do, something); aptitude 3
- noun capacity maximum output or producing ability 3
- noun capacity the quality of being adapted (for something) or susceptible (of something); capability; potentiality 3
- noun capacity a condition of being qualified or authorized; position, function, status, etc. 3
- abbreviation CAPACITY capacitance 3
- noun capacity legal authority or competence 3
- noun capacity The capacity of an engine is its size or power, expressed in Europe as cubic centimeters or liters, and in the US as cubic inches. 3
- noun capacity The capacity of a container such as a fuel tank is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as quarts or gallons. 3
- noun capacity The capacity of a generating unit, generating station, or other electrical apparatus is the maximum load that it can carry. 3
- noun capacity limit: storing 1
- noun capacity limit: persons 1
- noun capacity electricity: output 1
- noun capacity person: ability 1
- noun capacity thing: power 1
- abbreviation CAPACITY competence 1
- noun plural capacity the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity. 1
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun plural capacity power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.; mental ability: the capacity to learn calculus. 1
- noun plural capacity 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. 1
- noun plural capacity quality or state of being susceptible to a given treatment or action: Steel has a high capacity to withstand pressure. 1
- noun plural capacity position; function; role: He served in the capacity of legal adviser. 1
- noun plural capacity legal qualification. 1
- noun plural capacity Electricity. capacitance. maximum possible output. 1
- adjective capacity reaching maximum capacity: a capacity audience; a capacity crowd. 1
- noun capacity The maximum amount that something can contain. 1
- noun Technical meaning of capacity (communications) The maximum possible data transfer rate of a communications channel under ideal conditions. The total capacity of a channel may be shared between several independent data streams using some kind of multiplexing, in which case, each stream's data rate may be limited to a fixed fraction of the total capacity. 1
- noun capacity The ability to hold, receive or absorb. 0