'Capacity' definitions:
Definition of 'capacity'
From: WordNet
noun
Capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth" [ant: incapacity]
noun
The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" [syn: capability, capacity]
noun
The amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity, content]
noun
The maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
noun
A specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
noun
(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"
noun
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored [syn: capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity]
noun
The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior [syn: capacity, mental ability] [ant: incapacity]
noun
Tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
Definition of 'Capacity'
From: GCIDE
- Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Capacities (-t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit['e]. See Capacious.]
- 1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things. [1913 Webster]
- Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of understanding or feeling. [1913 Webster]
- Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere passive operations of the mind]; its primary signification, which is literally room for, as well as its employment, favors this; although it can not be denied that there are examples of its usage in an active sense. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing. [1913 Webster]
- The capacity of blessing the people. --Alex. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- A cause with such capacities endued. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Law) Legal or moral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, wills, etc.; legal power or right; competency. [1913 Webster]
- Capacity for heat, the power of absorbing heat. Substances differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their capacity for heat. See Specific heat, under Heat.
- Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency; cleverness. See Ability. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'capacity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- ableness,
- accommodation,
- acumen,
- address,
- adeptness,
- adequacy,
- adroitness,
- airmanship,
- amplitude,
- apprehension,
- aptitude,
- artfulness,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- bellyful,
- bent,
- brains,
- bravura,
- brilliance,
- brimful,
- brimming,
- bulging,
- bump,
- bumper,
- burden,
- bursting,
- caliber,
- capability,
- capableness,
- capaciousness,
- capacitance,
- capital,
- character,
- charge,
- chock-full,
- chuck-full,
- cleverness,
- collector junction capacitance,
- command,
- commodiousness,
- competence,
- competency,
- complement,
- comprehension,
- conception,
- condition,
- congested,
- consciousness,
- content,
- control,
- coordination,
- cordage,
- craft,
- craftsmanship,
- cram,
- cram-full,
- crammed,
- crush,
- cunning,
- deductive power,
- deftness,
- devices,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- dimensions,
- diplomacy,
- disposable resources,
- dower,
- dowry,
- duty,
- efficacy,
- efficiency,
- emitter junction capacitance,
- endowment,
- equipment,
- esemplastic power,
- expansiveness,
- expertise,
- extensiveness,
- facility,
- faculties,
- faculty,
- farad,
- farci,
- fill,
- filled,
- finesse,
- fitness,
- flair,
- flush,
- footing,
- forte,
- full,
- full house,
- full measure,
- full to bursting,
- function,
- funds,
- genius,
- gift,
- grace,
- grip,
- handiness,
- horsemanship,
- ideation,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- instinct,
- integrative power,
- intellect,
- intellectual gifts,
- intellectual grasp,
- intellectual power,
- intellectualism,
- intellectuality,
- intellectuals,
- intelligence,
- intelligence quotient,
- IQ,
- jam up,
- jam-packed,
- job,
- judgement,
- knack,
- know-how,
- knowledge,
- lading,
- limit,
- load,
- long suit,
- makings,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- means,
- measure,
- mental age,
- mental capacity,
- mental grasp,
- mental ratio,
- mentality,
- method,
- metier,
- might,
- mother wit,
- mouthful,
- native wit,
- natural endowment,
- natural gift,
- office,
- overfull,
- overstuffed,
- packed,
- packed like sardines,
- part,
- parts,
- perception,
- perceptiveness,
- perspicacity,
- place,
- plenary,
- position,
- post,
- potential,
- poundage,
- power,
- power of mind,
- powers,
- practical ability,
- proficiency,
- province,
- prowess,
- qualification,
- quality,
- quantity,
- quickness,
- rank,
- rationality,
- readiness,
- ready to burst,
- reasoning power,
- recourses,
- relation,
- replete,
- resistance capacitance,
- resorts,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- resources,
- responsibility,
- role,
- room,
- roominess,
- round,
- sanity,
- satiated,
- saturated,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- scope of mind,
- seamanship,
- sense,
- senses,
- situation,
- size,
- skill,
- skillfulness,
- skinful,
- snootful,
- soaked,
- space,
- spaciousness,
- speciality,
- sphere,
- SRO,
- standing,
- standing room only,
- state,
- station,
- status,
- stock,
- stowage,
- strong flair,
- strong point,
- stuffed,
- style,
- sufficiency,
- supply,
- surfeited,
- susceptibility,
- swollen,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- talent,
- talents,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- the goods,
- the stuff,
- thinking power,
- timing,
- tonnage,
- topful,
- twin,
- understanding,
- virtuosity,
- volume,
- ways,
- ways and means,
- what it takes,
- wherewith,
- wherewithal,
- wit,
- wits,
- wizardry,
- workmanship
Words containing 'Capacity'
- Capac,
- Capacities,
- Capac, MI,
- Capacity for heat,
- Vital capacity,
- capacity measure,
- capacity unit,
- channel capacity,
- electrical capacity,
- field capacity,
- formatted capacity,
- huayna capac,
- mental capacity,
- seating capacity,
- unformatted capacity,
- Specific inductive capacity,
- british capacity unit,
- imperial capacity unit,
- metric capacity unit