capacity
pronunciation
How to pronounce capacity in British English:
UK [kəˈpæsəti]
How to pronounce capacity in American English:
US [kəˈpæsəti]
-
- Noun:
- ability to perform or produce
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
- the amount that can be contained
- the maximum production possible
- a specified function
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
- tolerance for alcohol
Word Origin
- capacity (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French capacité "ability to hold" (15c.), from Latin capacitatem (nominative capacitas) "breadth, capacity, capability of holding much," noun of state from capax (genitive capacis) "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Meaning "largest audience a place can hold" is 1908.
Example
- 1. And production capacity in europe is limited .
- 2. The glut of shipping capacity has forced down rates .
- 3. That is roughly half of its capacity .
- 4. Why should they pump loans into capacity expansion ?
- 5. The city has an enormous capacity to surprise .