capacity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈpæsɪti/, SAMPA: /k@"p{sIti/
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[edit] Etymology

Middle English, from French capacité from Latin capacitas -itatis, from Latin capax, meaning "able to hold much".

[edit] Noun

capacity (plural capacities)

1. the ability to hold, receive or absorb
2. a measure of such ability; volume
3. the maximum amount that can be held
4. capability; the ability to perform some task
5. the maximum that can be produced
6. mental ability; the power to learn
7. faculty; the potential for growth and development
8. rôle; the position in which one functions
9. legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
10. electrical capacitance
11. (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

[edit] Synonyms

• throughput
• See also Wikisaurus:skill

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

capacity

1. filling the allotted space

[edit] Derived terms

• capacitance
• capacitation
• capacitor