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capacity


Definition: Meaning of, capacity in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈpasɪti /

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capacity capacities
  1. [singular] the amount of space a container, room etc has to hold things or people
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  2. [uncountable and countable] someone's ability to do something
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  3. [singular] formal someone's job, position, or duty [=  role]
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  4. [singular, uncountable] the amount of something that a factory, company, machine etc can produce or deal with
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  5. [singular, uncountable] the size or power of something such as an engine
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capacity used in phrases

  • British capacity unit (noun)
    1. a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
  • Imperial capacity unit (noun)
    1. a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
  • capacity measure (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
  • capacity unit (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
  • channel capacity (noun)
    1. the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel
  • electrical capacity (noun)
    1. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
  • field capacity (noun)
    1. the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
  • formatted capacity (noun)
    1. computing the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
  • heat capacity (noun)
    1. physics the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy; specifically, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of an object by one unit of temperature
  • mental capacity (noun)
    1. mental ability
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