capacity
ca-pac-i-ty · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The maximum amount that something can contain.
- 2.
The ability or power to do, experience, or understand something.
- 3.
A role or position.
- 4.
The amount that a factory or machine can produce.
Forms
plural: capacities
Phrases & expressions
- •at capacity — completely full
- •in one's capacity as — in one's role as
- •full capacity — maximum production or occupancy
- •carrying capacity — maximum load or population that can be sustained
Related words
Etymology
From Latin capacitas meaning "breadth, capacity," from capax meaning "able to hold much," from capere meaning "to take, hold."