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UK
/kəpˈæsɪti/
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[ US /kəˈpæsəti, kəˈpæsɪti/ ]
[ US /kəˈpæsəti, kəˈpæsɪti/ ]
NOUN
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the amount that can be contained
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons -
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
the capability of a metal to be fused -
the maximum production possible
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity -
tolerance for alcohol
he had drunk beyond his capacity - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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a specified function
he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
he was employed in the capacity of director -
(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 - the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
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capability to perform or produce
a great capacity for growth
limited runway capacity
among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
How To Use capacity In A Sentence
- Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
- Above: South Shore terminus with four Dreadnoughts in line abreast, demonstrating their legendary capacity to absorb crowds.
- The healthy but lazy who claim incapacity benefit are just as morally bankrupt as those benefiting from offshore tax havens. Times, Sunday Times
- A family law barrister close to the Crikey crew advises that many men attempt to talk down their earning capacity when they are negotiating settlements with former wives.
- You can use standard wireless technology in hand-helds that have a huge capacity - they can have up to 250 megabytes now.
- They are happening in a system that's constantly working to full capacity, massively understaffed and unable to cope with the impact of cuts to social care. Times, Sunday Times
- Talking about the investment in the new main stand, the increased capacity, and the scope for making money rather than just haemorrhaging it, he insisted his family are in it for the long haul.
- Australia has some very sophisticated capacity for instruction design, courseware development and on-line delivery.
- Vital capacity was measured in liters of air by the spirometer.
- This is a significant challenge in view of the need for additional capacity at our ports over the coming years, particularly for unitised trade.