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n. (attribute) | 1. capacity | capability to perform or produce.; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth" |
| ~ capability, capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally.; "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
n. (state) | 2. capability, capacity | the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.; "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
| ~ resistance | the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents.; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog" |
| ~ susceptibility, susceptibleness | the state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
| ~ activity | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction.; "catalytic activity" |
n. (quantity) | 3. capacity, content | the amount that can be contained.; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" |
| ~ volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" |
| ~ vital capacity | the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue. |
n. (act) | 4. capacity | the maximum production possible.; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" |
| ~ production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale.; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
n. (act) | 5. capacity | a specified function.; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" |
| ~ role, function, office, part | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
n. (quantity) | 6. capacity | (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" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ formatted capacity | (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk. |
| ~ unformatted capacity | (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it. |
n. (phenomenon) | 7. capacitance, capacity, electrical capacity | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored. |
| ~ electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
n. (cognition) | 8. capacity, mental ability | the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior. |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ prescience, prevision | the power to foresee the future. |
n. (attribute) | 9. capacity | tolerance for alcohol.; "he had drunk beyond his capacity" |
| ~ tolerance | the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions. |
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