capacity
noun
- 1
a specified function
he was employed in the capacity of director
he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
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the maximum production possible
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
- 3
tolerance for alcohol
he had drunk beyond his capacity
- 4
capability to perform or produce
among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
limited runway capacity
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the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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(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
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the amount that can be contained
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
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the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
the capability of a metal to be fused
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