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Pronunciation

Etymology

Middle English, from French capacité from Latin capacitas -itatis, from Latin capax, meaning "able to hold much".

Noun

Singular capacity

Plural capacities

capacity (plural capacities)

  1. the ability to hold, receive or absorb
  2. a measure of such ability; volume
  3. the maximum amount that can be held
  4. capability; the ability to perform some task
  5. the maximum that can be produced
  6. mental ability; the power to learn
  7. faculty; the potential for growth and development
  8. rôle; the position in which one functions
  9. legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
  10. electrical capacitance
  11. (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Synonyms

Adjective

capacity

  1. filling the allotted space

Derived terms

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