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CAPACITY definition: 1. the total amount that can be contained or produced: 2. someone's ability to do a particular…. Learn more.
1. a. The ability to receive, hold, or absorb something: the storage capacity of a car's trunk. b. The maximum amount that can be contained: a bin filled to capacity. 2. The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability. 3. a. The ability to do, make, or accomplish something; capability: a comedian's capacity for making people laugh. b.
noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /kəˈpæsəti/ (plural capacities) of container. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold. a fuel tank with a maximum capacity of 50 litres. The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000. a hard disk storage capacity of 1 000 gigabytes. large capacity disk drives.
noun. /kəˈpæsət̮i/ (pl. capacities) of container. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold The theater has a seating capacity of 2,000. a fuel tank with a capacity of 50 gallons The hall was filled to capacity (= was completely full).
the largest amount or number that a container, building, etc can hold: The restaurant has a capacity of about 200. The stadium was filled to capacity (= completely full).
4 days ago · 2. uncountable noun. 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 . ...the amount of spare capacity in the economy. Bread factories are working at full capacity.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPACITY. 1. a [count] : the ability to hold or contain people or things — usually singular. The restaurant has a large seating capacity. [=many people can sit in the restaurant; it has many seats] What is the hard drive's storage capacity? b : the largest amount or number that can be held or contained. [count]
