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Definition of capacity

noun:

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

Related words

activity, prescience, prevision, resistance.

Words nearby

rapacity.

Rhymes with

audacity, incapacity, opacity, voracity, voracity.