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capacity

ca·pac·i·ty [ kə pássətee ] (plural ca·pac·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. volume: a measure of the amount that can be held or contained by something

2. maximum volume: the maximum amount that can be held or taken in
The theater was filled to capacity.

3. maximum productivity: the maximum amount of output or productivity
a factory operating at less than full capacity

4. mental or physical ability: mental or physical ability for something or to do something

5. official role: an official function or position that somebody has
in my capacity as team captain

6. electricity measure of electric output: a measure of the electric output of a battery or generator

7. comput computer storage space: the amount of data that can be stored by a computer device

8. law legal competence: the legal ability or qualification to do something such as make an arrest or a will

[15th century. Via French< Latin capacitas< capac- (see capacious)]

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