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Meaning of 'capacity'
Meaning of 'capacity' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Capacity 
[ n.]
- The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or
space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things. [ n.]- The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
- Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
- Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
- Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
Meaning of 'capacity' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. capacity [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- capability to perform or produce
- capability to perform or produce
Example in sentence:
- a great capacity for growth;
- among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism;
- limited runway capacity
Meaning (2):
- tolerance for alcohol
- tolerance for alcohol
Example in sentence:
- he had drunk beyond his capacity
Meaning (3):
- a specified function
- a specified function
Example in sentence:
- he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary;
- he was employed in the capacity of director
Meaning (4):
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Example in sentence:
- the capability of a metal to be fused
Meaning (5):
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
Example in sentence:
- the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes
Meaning (6):
- the amount that can be contained
- the amount that can be contained
Example in sentence:
- the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Meaning (7):
- the maximum production possible
- the maximum production possible
Example in sentence:
- the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
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