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capacity

ca·pa·city

UK/kəˈpæsɪti/ US/kəˈpasɪtɪj/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

  • “the capability of a metal to be fused”
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3.

the amount that can be contained

  • “the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”
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4.

the maximum production possible

  • “the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”
5.

a specified function

  • “he was employed in the capacity of director”
  • “he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary”
6.

(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”
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8.

the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

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9.

tolerance for alcohol

  • “he had drunk beyond his capacity”

Origin

From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acity), from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).

Phrases

  • breaking capacity
  • capacity planning
  • capacity utilization
  • capacity utilization rate
  • carrying capacity
  • cubic capacity
  • diminished capacity
  • field capacity

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