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   capacity

   /kəˈpasɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the maximum amount that something can contain: "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet" Similar volumecubic measuresizedimensionsmeasurementsmagnitudeproportionsamplituderoomspaceextentrangescopecompass
   • ▪ fully occupying the available area or space: "they played to a capacity crowd"
   • ▪ the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal combustion engine: "the cubic capacity is 1171 cc"
   • ▪ former term for capacitance
   • 2. the amount that something can produce: "the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity"
   • ▪ the ability or power to do or understand something: "I was impressed by her capacity for hard work" Similar abilitypowerpotentialpotentialitycompetencecompetencyproficiencyaccomplishmentadeptnessaptitudeaptnessfacultyskillskilfulnesstalentflairclevernessintelligencegiftstrong pointforteknackexperienceinformal:know-howOpposite inability
   • ▪ a person's legal competence: "cases where a patient's testamentary capacity is in doubt"
   • 3. a specified role or position: "I was engaged in a voluntary capacity" Similar positionpostjobofficeappointmentrolefunction

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French capacité, from Latin capacitas, from capax, capac- ‘that can contain’, from capere ‘take or hold’.

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   The meaning of CAPACITY is legal competency or fitness. How to use capacity in a sentence.

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   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.

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   Definition of capacity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   From the Latin word capacitatem meaning “breadth, capacity,” capacity is a noun that in the simplest sense means "ability" or "capability": the capability of a room to hold a certain number of people, the ability of a law to change crime rates, your ability to pick up foreign languages.

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   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.