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capacity [kəˈpæsɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold 2. the amount that can be contained; volume a capacity of six gallons 3. a. the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity) b. (as modifier) a capacity crowd 4. the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability he has a great capacity for Greek 5. the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity) the factory's output was not at capacity 6. a specified position or function he was employed in the capacity of manager 7. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator 8. (Electronics) Electronics a former name for capacitance 9. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a. the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device b. the range of numbers that can be processed in a register 10. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry 11. (Law) legal competence the capacity to make a will [from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
capacity noun 1. ability, power, strength, facility, gift, intelligence, efficiency, genius, faculty, capability, forte, readiness, aptitude, aptness, competence or competency Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited. Translations capacity [kəˈpæsɪtɪ] A. N 1. [of container etc] → capacidad f; (= seating capacity) → cabida f, aforo m (Aut) → cilindrada f; (= carrying capacity) → capacidad f de carga what is the capacity of this hall? → ¿cuántos caben en esta sala? filled to capacity → al completo 2. (= position) → calidad f in my capacity as Chairman → en mi calidad de presidente in what capacity were you there? → ¿en calidad de qué estabas allí? I've worked for them in various capacities → he trabajado para ellos desempeñando distintas funciones 3. (= ability) → capacidad f her capacities → su capacidad or aptitud her capacity for research → su capacidad or aptitud para la investigación to work at full capacity [machine, factory] → funcionar a pleno rendimiento capacity [kəˈpæsɪti] n [container] → capacité f, contenance f (= ability) → aptitude f [factory] → rendement m to work at full capacity → travailler à plein rendement capacity audience n They were hoping for a capacity audience → Ils espéraient faire salle comble. capacity crowd n There was a capacity crowd → Il n'y avait plus une place de libre. capacity n (= cubic content etc) → Fassungsvermögen nt, → (Raum)inhalt m; (= maximum output) → Kapazität f; (= maximum weight) → Höchstlast f; (Aut, = engine capacity) → Hubraum m; filled to capacity → randvoll; (hall) → bis auf den letzten Platz besetzt; seating capacity of 400 → 400 Sitzplätze; to work to capacity → voll ausgelastet sein; working at full capacity → voll ausgelastet; the Stones played to capacity audiences → die Stones spielten vor ausverkauften Sälen (= ability) → Fähigkeit f; his capacity for learning → seine Lern- or Aufnahmefähigkeit; he has a great capacity for work → er kann sehr gut arbeiten; this work is within/beyond his capacity → er ist zu dieser Arbeit fähig/nicht fähig (= role, position) → Eigenschaft f, → Funktion f; in my capacity as a doctor → (in meiner Eigenschaft) als Arzt; speaking in his official capacity as mayor, he said … → er sagte in seiner Eigenschaft als Bürgermeister …; in a personal capacity → als Privatperson; they refused to employ him in any capacity whatsoever → sie lehnten es ab, ihn in irgendeiner Form zu beschäftigen (= legal power) → Befugnis f capacity [kəˈpæsɪtɪ] 1. n a. (Elec, Phys) (of container) → capacità; (of lift) → capienza seating capacity → capienza filled to capacity → pieno/a zeppo/a to work at full capacity (factory) → lavorare a pieno ritmo b. (position) → posizione f, funzione f in my capacity as chairman → nella mia veste di presidente, in qualità di presidente in an advisory capacity → a titolo consultativo in his official capacity → nell'esercizio delle sue funzioni c. (ability) → capacità this work is beyond my capacity → questo lavoro è al di là delle mie possibilità capacity [kəˈpæsɪtɪ] 1. n a. (Elec, Phys) (of container) → capacità; (of lift) → capienza seating capacity → capienza filled to capacity → pieno/a zeppo/a to work at full capacity (factory) → lavorare a pieno ritmo b. (position) → posizione f, funzione f in my capacity as chairman → nella mia veste di presidente, in qualità di presidente in an advisory capacity → a titolo consultativo in his official capacity → nell'esercizio delle sue funzioni c. (ability) → capacità this work is beyond my capacity → questo lavoro è al di là delle mie possibilità n capacity [kəˈpӕsəti] 1 ability to hold, contain etc This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons. inhoud, volume سِعَه، إتِّساع вместимост kapacita kapacitet das Fassungsvermögen χωρητικότητα capacidad mahutavus گنجایش؛ ظرفیت tilavuus capacité קִבּוֹלֵת @@@קִיבּוֹלֵת$$$ सामर्थ्य kapacitet, opseg befogadóképesség kapasitas rúmtak; rÿmi capacità, capienza 容量 용량 talpa tilpums kapasiti capaciteit rominnhold, volum, kapasitet pojemność capacidade capacitate ёмкость kapacita, objem prostornina kapacitet kapacitet ปริมาณสูงสุดที่จะรับได้ kapasite, sığım 容量 місткість, об'єм گنجائش ، وسعت ، ظرف sức chứa 容量 2 ability his capacity for remembering facts. vermoë قُدْرَه способност schopnost evne die Fähigkeit ικανότητα capacidad võime توانایی؛ قدرت kyky capacité (de) יְכוֹלֵת क्षमता sposobnost, nadarenost képesség kemampuan geta capacità, abilità 能力 (지적) 능력 sugebėjimas, pajėgumas spējas; dotības kebolehan vermogen kapasitet, evne zdolność capacidade capacitate способность schopnosť sposobnost kapacitet förmåga ความสามารถ yetenek, kabiliyet 能力 здібність قابلیت khả năng 能力 3 position in his capacity as a leader. hoedanigheid صِفَه، مَكانَه، بِصِفَتِهِ качество postavení egenskab; stilling die Stellung ιδιότητα calidad võimekus جایگاه؛ مقام asema qualité de מַעֲמָד हैसियत kapacitet, sposobnost ... minőségében kedudukan staða qualità 資格 자격 postas, pareigos stāvoklis kedudukan hoedanigheid stilling, egenskap; i embets medfør pozycja, stanowisko qualidade calitate (de) положение postavenie položaj funkcija egenskap, ställning ตำแหน่ง görev, mevki, pozisyon 職位 компетенція حیثیت ، مقام vai trò 职位 capacity → سعة kapacita kapacitet Kapazität χωρητικότητα capacidad kapasiteetti capacité kapacitet capacità 収容力 수용량 capaciteit kapasitet zdolność capacidade вместимость kapacitet ปริมาณสูงสุดที่รับได้ kapasite sức chứa 容量 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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