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- DictionaryCa·pac·i·ty/kəˈpasədē/
noun
- 1. the maximum amount that something can contain: "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet"
- 2. the amount that something can produce: "the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity"
Capacity describes your ability to do something or the amount something can hold. If your bird cage is at full capacity, you can't stuff one more feathered friend in there without causing birdie claustrophobia.
1. : legal competency (see competence sense 1) or fitness. capacity to stand trial. 2. a. : the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating. a large seating capacity. b. : the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated.
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: amplitude.
CAPACITY definition: 1. the total amount that can be contained or produced: 2. someone's ability to do a particular…. Learn more.
CAPACITY meaning: 1. the total amount that can be contained or produced: 2. someone's ability to do a particular…. Learn more.
Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
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).
Definition of capacity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
The power of receiving and holding knowledge, impressions, etc.; mental ability. The ability or qualifications ( for, or to do, something); aptitude. Filling a space with the most it can hold. A capacity crowd at the concert.
