capacity
- capacity
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capacities
1)
N-VAR: oft with
poss, N for n/-ing, N
to-inf Your
capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited...
Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.
...people's creative capacities.
2) N-UNCOUNT 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...
The region is valued for its coal and vast electricity-generating capacity...
Britain must still keep the nuclear and conventional capacity to deal with all conceivable threats.
3) N-COUNT The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.
...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg.
...a feature which gave the vehicles a much greater fuel capacity than other trucks.
4) N-VAR The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
...the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 140 litres...
Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity.
5) N-SING: also no det, oft to N 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.
Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000...
Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
6)
ADJ: ADJ
n A
capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place.
A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.
7)
N-COUNT: with supp, in N, oft
poss N as
n 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. [WRITTEN]
Ms Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef.
This article is written in a personal capacity...
Since 1928, Major Thomas has served the club in many capacities.
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capacity — ca·pac·i·ty n pl ties 1: a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law 2: an individual s ability or aptitude; esp: mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a… … Law dictionary
Capacity — is the ability to hold, receive or absorb, or a measure thereof, similar to the concept of volume.Capacity may also refer to: *Capacity (economics), the point of production at which a firm or industry s average (or per unit ) costs begin to rise … Wikipedia
Capacity — Ca*pac i*ty (k[.a]*p[a^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Capacities} ( t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[ e]. See {Capacious}.] 1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; used in reference to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capacity — [kə pas′i tē] n. pl. capacities [ME & OFr capacite < L capacitas < capax: see CAPACIOUS] 1. the ability to contain, absorb, or receive and hold 2. a) the amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume [a tank with a … English World dictionary
capacity — ► NOUN (pl. capacities) 1) the maximum amount that something can contain or produce. 2) (before another noun ) fully occupying the available space: a capacity crowd. 3) the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal… … English terms dictionary
capacity — early 15c., from M.Fr. capacité (15c.), from L. capacitatem (nom. capacitas) breadth, capacity, from capax (gen. capacis) able to hold much, from capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Meaning largest audience a place can hold is 1908. Verb… … Etymology dictionary
capacity — [n1] volume; limit of volume held accommodation, amplitude, bulk, burden, compass, contents, dimensions, expanse, extent, full, holding ability, holding power, latitude, magnitude, mass, measure, proportions, quantity, range, reach, retention,… … New thesaurus
Capacity — [engl.], Kapazität … Universal-Lexikon
capacity — *ability, capability Analogous words: amplitude, *expanse, spread: extent, magnitude, *size, volume: aptitude, *gift, faculty, talent, bent, turn, knack Antonyms: incapacity Contrasted words: powerlessness, impotence (see corresponding adjectives … New Dictionary of Synonyms
capacity — n. ability to hold 1) to capacity (filled to capacity) 2) lung; seating; storage capacity 3) a capacity of (a capacity of twenty gallons) ability 4) intellectual, mental capacity 5) one s earning capacity 6) a capacity for (a capacity for making… … Combinatory dictionary
capacity — A lending and credit analysis term that describes a borrower s or applicant s ability to meet debt service obligations. See debt service coverage. American Banker Glossary credit grantor s measurement of a person s ability to repay loans.… … Financial and business terms
