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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈpæsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈpæsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə pas′i tē)

Inflections of 'capacity' (n): npl: capacities

ca•pac•i•ty /kəˈpæsɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj.
n.

the maximum amount or number that can be contained;
volume: [countable; usually singular]a jug with a capacity of two quarts.[uncountable]The stadium was filled to capacity.
the power or ability of the mind;
mental ability: [uncountable]Those calculus problems were beyond my capacity.[countable]People bring different capacities to the language learning process.
ability to perform, yield, or withstand:[countable* usually singular]a high capacity to withstand pressure.
[countable] position;
function;
role: asked to serve in an advisory capacity.

adj. [before a noun]

reaching the maximum number: a capacity crowd.

ca•pac•i•ty (kə pas′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj.
n.

the ability to receive or contain:This hotel has a large capacity.
Weights and Measuresthe maximum amount or number that can be received or contained;
cubic contents;
volume:The inn is filled to capacity.The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons.
power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.;
mental ability:the capacity to learn calculus.
actual or potential ability to perform, yield, or withstand:He has a capacity for hard work. The capacity of the oil well was 150 barrels a day. She has the capacity to go two days without sleep.
quality or state of being susceptible to a given treatment or action:Steel has a high capacity to withstand pressure.
position;
function;
role:He served in the capacity of legal adviser.
Lawlegal qualification.
Electricity
- capacitance.
- maximum possible output.

adj.

reaching maximum capacity:a capacity audience; a capacity crowd.

Latin capācitāt- (stem of capācitās), equivalent. to capāci-, stem of capāx roomy (cap(ere) to hold + -āci- adjective, adjectival suffix) + -tāt- -ty²
Middle French
late Middle English capacite 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

capacity /kəˈpæsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold
the amount that can be contained; volume: a capacity of six gallons
- the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity)
- (as modifier): a capacity crowd
the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability: he has a great capacity for languages
the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity): the factory's output was not at capacity
a specified position or function
a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator
- the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device
- the range of numbers that can be processed in a register
legal competence: the capacity to make a will

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take

'capacity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: limit, space, room, size, volume, more...

Collocations: a [two-liter, five-gallon] capacity, a capacity of [three] [liters], a [tank, barrel, drum] with a [50-gallon] capacity, more...

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“we will love each and every created being completely to our maximum capacity for love”
(a)/(the) capacity
(the) precedence constraints (1d) and mining capacity constraints (2a) (with or without article?)
[new] electricity generation capacity
30 percent higher capacity than has human blood
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a capacity to pay bills
a rewarding career in some other capacity with a dance company.
a seating capacity/seating capacities
ability / capacity / capability
ability to vs capability to vs capacity to
Ability/capacity/capability of an organization
abolishing their capacity
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an ability to liaise with vs an easy capacity to interact with
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At 100% capacity
at 50% of their capacity
at capacity
at his full capacity
at some capacity
Available capacity utilized
be drawn to the capacity for grind
Bearing capacity
beyond someone's capacity/ abilities ?
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both the oxidative (capacity) and the phagocytic capacity
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