capacity

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capacity

The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Maximum amount that can be contained or produced: The volume or quantity that a container, space, or system can hold or produce.
    • Ability or power to do, experience, or understand something: The mental or physical aptitude to perform a specific function or task.
    • Official role or position: The function, duty, or title in which a person is employed or acts.
    • Electrical phenomenon of storing charge: In physics, the property of a system that enables it to store an electric charge.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The stadium has a capacity of 50,000 spectators.
    • She has an extraordinary capacity for learning languages.
    • He attended the meeting in his capacity as project manager.
    • The capacity of this capacitor is 10 microfarads.
Advanced Usage
  • "At capacity": Completely full; operating at the maximum possible level.
    • The factory is operating at capacity to meet the high demand.
  • "Capacity building": The process of developing and strengthening the skills, abilities, and resources of individuals or organizations.
    • The NGO focuses on capacity building in rural communities.
  • "In one's capacity as": While acting in a specific official role.
    • In her capacity as CEO, she made the final decision.
Variants and Related Words
  • Capacitor (n): A device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.
    • The circuit requires a new capacitor.
  • Capacious (adj): Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
    • She carried her books in a capacious bag.
Synonyms
  • Volume: The amount of space that a substance or object occupies.
  • Capability: The power or ability to do something.
  • Role: The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
Related Phrases
  • Bearing capacity: The maximum load a structure or soil can support.
    • The engineer calculated the bearing capacity of the foundation.
  • Capacity utilization: The extent to which an enterprise or a nation uses its installed productive capacity.
    • The report shows an improvement in capacity utilization this quarter.
Related Idioms
  • Filled to capacity: Completely full.
    • The concert hall was filled to capacity.
  • Stretch one's capacity: To push the limits of one's abilities or resources.
    • This challenging project will really stretch our capacity for innovation.
capacity

The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons.

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

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