CAPACITY

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”

capacity

(noun) the maximum production possible; “the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”

capacity

(noun) tolerance for alcohol; “he had drunk beyond his capacity”

capacity

(noun) capability to perform or produce; “among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism”; “limited runway capacity”; “a great capacity for growth”

capacity, mental ability

(noun) the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity

(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

capacity

(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”

capacity, content

(noun) the amount that can be contained; “the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”

capability, capacity

(noun) the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; “the capability of a metal to be fused”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

capacity (countable and uncountable, plural capacities)

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

A measure of such ability; volume

The maximum amount that can be held

Capability; the ability to perform some task

The maximum that can be produced.

Mental ability; the power to learn

A faculty; the potential for growth and development

A role; the position in which one functions

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

Electrical capacitance.

(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Synonyms

• throughput

• See also skill

Adjective

capacity

Filling the allotted space.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ca*pac"i*ty, n.; pl. Capacities Etym: [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacité. See Capacious.]

1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things. Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together. Shak. The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. Boyle.

2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling. 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, favars this; although it can not be dented that there are examples of its usage in an active sense. Sir W. Hamilton.

3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing. The capacity of blessing the people. Alex. Hamilton. A cause with such capacities endued. Blackmore.

4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.

5. (Law)

Definition: 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. 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, whzt is called their capacity for heat. See Specific heat, under Heat.

Syn.

– Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency; cleverness. See Ability.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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