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   Ca·pac·i·ty

   /kəˈpasədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the maximum amount that something can contain: "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet" Similar volumecubic measuresizedimensionsmeasurementsmagnitudeproportionsamplituderoomspaceextentrangescopecompass
   • ▪ fully occupying the available area or space: "they played to a capacity crowd"
   • ▪ the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal combustion engine: "the cubic capacity is 1171 cc"
   • ▪ former term for capacitance
   • 2. the amount that something can produce: "the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity"
   • ▪ the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something: "I was impressed by her capacity for hard work" Similar abilitypowerpotentialpotentialitycompetencecompetencyproficiencyaccomplishmentadeptnessaptitudeaptnessfacultyskillskillfulnesstalentflairclevernessintelligencegiftstrong pointforteknackexperienceinformal:know-howOpposite inability
   • ▪ a person's legal competence: "cases where a patient's testamentary capacity is in doubt"
   • 3. a specified role or position: "I was engaged in a voluntary capacity" Similar positionpostjobofficeappointmentrolefunction

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French capacité, from Latin capacitas, from capax, capac- ‘that can contain’, from capere ‘take or hold’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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