capacity

/kə'pæsɪti/ noun
8 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1

The amount that can be contained.

“the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”

2

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored.

3

The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.

4

The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior.

5

A specified function.

“he was employed in the capacity of director”

“he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary”

6

Capability to perform or produce.

“among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism”

“limited runway capacity”

7

(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”

8

The maximum production possible.

“the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”

9

Tolerance for alcohol.

“he had drunk beyond his capacity”

WORD FORMS
Related formcapacious
Related formcapacitate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapacitycay
Starts & ends withC … Y
Syllablesca · pac · i · ty
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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