capacity

noun

  1. 1

    a specified function

    he was employed in the capacity of director

    he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary

  2. 2

    the maximum production possible

    the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity

  3. 3

    tolerance for alcohol

    he had drunk beyond his capacity

  4. 4

    capability to perform or produce

    among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism

    limited runway capacity

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

  7. 7

    (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

  8. 8

    the amount that can be contained

    the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons

  9. 9

    the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

    the capability of a metal to be fused

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