capacity
- capacity
noun
1 amount held/produced
ADJECTIVE
▪ high, large
▪ a high-capacity electric pump
▪ large-capacity disk drives
▪ limited, small
▪ maximum, total
▪ a total capacity of 10 gallons
▪ additional, excess, spare
▪ excess capacity in the oil industry
▪ carrying, production, seating, storage
▪ nuclear
▪ lung
▪ engine, fuel
▪ disk, memory
▪ economic, productive
▪ earning
▪ The qualification should increase my earning capacity.
VERB + CAPACITY
▪ have
▪ expand, increase
▪ reduce
CAPACITY + NOUN
▪ audience, crowd
PREPOSITION
▪ at capacity
▪ The system was already at capacity.
PHRASES
▪ be filled to capacity, be packed to capacity
▪ The stadium was filled to capacity (= was full).
▪ operate at full capacity, work at full capacity (= to produce the maximum amount possible)
2 ability
ADJECTIVE
▪ amazing, enormous, great, infinite, remarkable
▪ limited
▪ innate, natural
▪ Children have an innate capacity to understand language.
▪ intellectual, mental
▪ human
▪ the human capacity for compassion
VERB + CAPACITY
▪ demonstrate, have, possess
▪ develop
▪ lack, lose
▪ She seems to have lost the capacity to enjoy herself.
▪ enhance, increase
▪ reduce, restrict
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond sb's capacity
▪ These questions are beyond the capacity of most students.
▪ within sb's capacity
▪ The mountain walk is well within the capacity of most fit people.
▪ capacity for
▪ her amazing capacity for organization
3 official position
ADJECTIVE
▪ official
▪ personal, private, unofficial (esp. BrE)
▪ professional
▪ voluntary (esp. BrE)
▪ acting, caretaker (BrE)
▪ advisory
▪ judicial (esp. BrE)
VERB + CAPACITY
▪ act in, work in
▪ I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.
PREPOSITION
▪ in your capacity
▪ In my capacity as president, I would like to thank Jack for his hard work.
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capacity — ca·pac·i·ty n pl ties 1: a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law 2: an individual s ability or aptitude; esp: mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a… … Law dictionary
Capacity — is the ability to hold, receive or absorb, or a measure thereof, similar to the concept of volume.Capacity may also refer to: *Capacity (economics), the point of production at which a firm or industry s average (or per unit ) costs begin to rise … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capacity — [kə pas′i tē] n. pl. capacities [ME & OFr capacite < L capacitas < capax: see CAPACIOUS] 1. the ability to contain, absorb, or receive and hold 2. a) the amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume [a tank with a … English World dictionary
capacity — ► NOUN (pl. capacities) 1) the maximum amount that something can contain or produce. 2) (before another noun ) fully occupying the available space: a capacity crowd. 3) the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal… … English terms dictionary
capacity — early 15c., from M.Fr. capacité (15c.), from L. capacitatem (nom. capacitas) breadth, capacity, from capax (gen. capacis) able to hold much, from capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Meaning largest audience a place can hold is 1908. Verb… … Etymology dictionary
capacity — [n1] volume; limit of volume held accommodation, amplitude, bulk, burden, compass, contents, dimensions, expanse, extent, full, holding ability, holding power, latitude, magnitude, mass, measure, proportions, quantity, range, reach, retention,… … New thesaurus
Capacity — [engl.], Kapazität … Universal-Lexikon
capacity — *ability, capability Analogous words: amplitude, *expanse, spread: extent, magnitude, *size, volume: aptitude, *gift, faculty, talent, bent, turn, knack Antonyms: incapacity Contrasted words: powerlessness, impotence (see corresponding adjectives … New Dictionary of Synonyms
capacity — n. ability to hold 1) to capacity (filled to capacity) 2) lung; seating; storage capacity 3) a capacity of (a capacity of twenty gallons) ability 4) intellectual, mental capacity 5) one s earning capacity 6) a capacity for (a capacity for making… … Combinatory dictionary
capacity — A lending and credit analysis term that describes a borrower s or applicant s ability to meet debt service obligations. See debt service coverage. American Banker Glossary credit grantor s measurement of a person s ability to repay loans.… … Financial and business terms
