capacity

1 of 2

noun

ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpa-sə-tē How to pronounce capacity (audio)

-ˈpa-stē

plural capacities

: legal competency (see competence sense 1) or fitness

capacity to stand trial

: the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating

a large seating capacity

: the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated

a jug with a one-gallon capacity

the auditorium was filled to capacity

see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table

: an individual's mental or physical ability : aptitude, skill

He has the capacity to handle this job.

Her breathing capacity has deteriorated.

: the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating

capacity for love

: duty, position, role

will be happy to serve in any capacity

: the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : capability

a plan to double the factory's capacity

also : maximum output

industries running at three-quarter capacity

: capacitance

: the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions

capacity

2 of 2

adjective

: equaling maximum capacity

a capacity crowd

Example Sentences

Noun The nightclub has a 1,000-person capacity. a bottle with a capacity of two liters Does he have the capacity to handle this job? The disease causes a deterioration of breathing capacity. He was acting in his capacity as judge. serving in a supervisory capacity See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Other companies in the electric-vehicle supply chain are starting to take steps to build out capacity.

Dean Seal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Officials attributed the deceleration to policies enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, including unemployment relief, rent and eviction moratoriums, and boosts to the region’s shelter capacity.

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 While the building's capacity is based on total number of animals, there is more space for cats than dogs at IACS right now.

Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Sellouts have been few and far between at the Swamp, where the Gators once drew capacity crowds with regularity regardless of opponent.

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 In April, tickets were capped at 10,000 per session, or about half-capacity.

David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The size increase also helps Apple boost the battery life, as the wearable will have more room internally for a larger capacity battery pack.

Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Sep. 2022 That's about 90 minutes longer listening time on the AirPods Pro and six hours more capacity in the case compared to the original AirPods Pro.

Samuel Axon And Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 Orland Park uses about a quarter of the regional system’s total capacity, sucking up, on average, more than 6 million gallons a day, although that rises to 9 million gallons a day during the summer, according to the village.

Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

capacity

noun

ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpa-sə-tē How to pronounce capacity (audio)

plural capacities

: ability to contain or deal with something

The room has a large seating capacity.

Factories are working to capacity.

: mental or physical power

You have the capacity to do better.

: volume sense 3

The tank has a ten-gallon capacity.

: role sense 1, status

In your capacity as team captain, you can set a good example.

Medical Definition

capacity

noun

ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpas-ət-ē, -ˈpas-tē How to pronounce capacity (audio)

plural capacities

: the ability to hold, receive, store, or accommodate

: a measure of content : the measured ability to contain : volume

a beaker with a capacity of one liter

see vital capacity

c(1)

: capacitance

(2)

: the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions

: legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness

: power to grasp and analyze ideas and cope with problems

: blended power, strength, and ability

encourage physical activity to the limit of the child's capacity

Morris Fishbein

capacities

noun

plural of capacity

as in volumes

the largest number or amount that something can hold the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

volumes
loads
areas
spaces
complements
cubages
burdens
measures
real estates
fills
room
stowages

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

positions
jobs
functions
situations
employments
places
connections
berths
posts
appointments
billets
employs
professions
offices
occupations
vocations
duties
works
services
pursuits
callings
tasks
businesses
practices
careers
spots
engagements
gigs
missions
postings
trades
livelihoods
rackets
livings
lines
practises
lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

avocations
unemployments

as in roles

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

roles
purposes
functions
tasks
jobs
parts
works
positions
places
rôles
businesses
missions
duties
vocations
activities
responsibilities
situations
involvements
services
concerns
participations
offices
hands
occupations
pursuits
affairs
callings
uses
niches
assignments
posts
employs
commissions
charges

as in abilities

the physical or mental power to do something not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math

Synonyms & Similar Words

abilities
capabilities
faculties
talents
aptitudes
skills
competencies
competences
facilities
reasons
equipments
instincts
gifts
endowments
intelligences
resources
potencies
understandings
dexterities
knacks
hands
addresses
prowesses
influences
adequacies
mights
gray matters
means
puissances
forms
stuff
staying powers
kens
wherewithals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

incapacities
inabilities
disabilities
incapabilities
weaknesses
deficiencies
impotences
inadequacies
incompetencies
ineptitudes
incompetences
impairments
debilitations
inefficacies
ineffectualities
incapacitations
disablements
paralyses

单词	capacities
释义	capacity 1 of 2 noun ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpa-sə-tē -ˈpa-stē plural capacities 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 a jug with a one-gallon capacity the auditorium was filled to capacity see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table 3 a : an individual's mental or physical ability : aptitude, skill He has the capacity to handle this job. Her breathing capacity has deteriorated. b : the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating capacity for love 4 : duty, position, role will be happy to serve in any capacity 5 : the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : capability a plan to double the factory's capacity also : maximum output industries running at three-quarter capacity 6 a : capacitance b : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions capacity 2 of 2 adjective : equaling maximum capacity a capacity crowd Synonyms Noun complement cubage real estate volume See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The nightclub has a 1,000-person capacity. a bottle with a capacity of two liters Does he have the capacity to handle this job? The disease causes a deterioration of breathing capacity. He was acting in his capacity as judge. serving in a supervisory capacity See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Other companies in the electric-vehicle supply chain are starting to take steps to build out capacity. Dean Seal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Officials attributed the deceleration to policies enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, including unemployment relief, rent and eviction moratoriums, and boosts to the region’s shelter capacity. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 While the building's capacity is based on total number of animals, there is more space for cats than dogs at IACS right now. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Sellouts have been few and far between at the Swamp, where the Gators once drew capacity crowds with regularity regardless of opponent. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 In April, tickets were capped at 10,000 per session, or about half-capacity. David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The size increase also helps Apple boost the battery life, as the wearable will have more room internally for a larger capacity battery pack. Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Sep. 2022 That's about 90 minutes longer listening time on the AirPods Pro and six hours more capacity in the case compared to the original AirPods Pro. Samuel Axon And Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 Orland Park uses about a quarter of the regional system’s total capacity, sucking up, on average, more than 6 million gallons a day, although that rises to 9 million gallons a day during the summer, according to the village. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Adjective Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1897, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing capacity carrying capacity fill to capacity vital capacity carrying capacity fill to capacity vital capacity Kids Definition capacity noun ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpa-sə-tē plural capacities 1 : ability to contain or deal with something The room has a large seating capacity. Factories are working to capacity. 2 : mental or physical power You have the capacity to do better. 3 : volume sense 3 The tank has a ten-gallon capacity. 4 : role sense 1, status In your capacity as team captain, you can set a good example. Medical Definition capacity noun ca·pac·i·ty kə-ˈpas-ət-ē, -ˈpas-tē plural capacities 1 a : the ability to hold, receive, store, or accommodate b : a measure of content : the measured ability to contain : volume a beaker with a capacity of one liter see vital capacity c(1) : capacitance (2) : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions 2 : legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness 3 a : power to grasp and analyze ideas and cope with problems b : blended power, strength, and ability encourage physical activity to the limit of the child's capacity Morris Fishbein Legal Definition capacity noun ca·pac·i·ty plural capacities 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 especially : mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a crime (as murder) see also diminished capacity compare competency, incapacity, insanity capacities noun plural of capacity 1 as in volumes the largest number or amount that something can hold the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance volumes loads areas spaces complements cubages burdens measures real estates fills room stowages 2 as in positions an assignment at which one regularly works for pay served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year Synonyms & Similar Words positions jobs functions situations employments places connections berths posts appointments billets employs professions offices occupations vocations duties works services pursuits callings tasks businesses practices careers spots engagements gigs missions postings trades livelihoods rackets livings lines practises lifeworks Antonyms & Near Antonyms avocations unemployments 3 as in roles the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer Synonyms & Similar Words roles purposes functions tasks jobs parts works positions places rôles businesses missions duties vocations activities responsibilities situations involvements services concerns participations offices hands occupations pursuits affairs callings uses niches assignments posts employs commissions charges 4 as in abilities the physical or mental power to do something not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math Synonyms & Similar Words abilities capabilities faculties talents aptitudes skills competencies competences facilities reasons equipments instincts gifts endowments intelligences resources potencies understandings dexterities knacks hands addresses prowesses influences adequacies mights gray matters means puissances forms stuff staying powers kens wherewithals Antonyms & Near Antonyms incapacities inabilities disabilities incapabilities weaknesses deficiencies impotences inadequacies incompetencies ineptitudes incompetences impairments debilitations inefficacies ineffectualities incapacitations disablements paralyses See More
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capacity

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