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capacity

/kəˈpæsɪti/

noun

Meaning

  • The ability to hold, receive or absorb

  • A measure of such ability; volume

  • The maximum amount that can be held

    "It was hauling a capacity load."

  • Capability; the ability to perform some task

  • The maximum that can be produced.

  • Mental ability; the power to learn

  • A faculty; the potential for growth and development

  • A role; the position in which one functions

  • Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

  • Electrical capacitance.

  • (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

    "Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour."

Synonyms

throughput

adjective

Meaning

  • Filling the allotted space.

    "There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game."