English Dictionary

capacity

/kəˈpæsɪti/

noun

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb / A measure of such ability; volume / The maximum amount that can be held / Capability; the ability to perform some task / The maximum that can be produced.

The stadium has a capacity of 50,000 spectators.

意味（1）

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb

意味（2）

A measure of such ability; volume

意味（3）

The maximum amount that can be held

It was hauling a capacity load.

意味（4）

Capability; the ability to perform some task

Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. Either they never learn how to work, or, having learned, they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.

意味（5）

The maximum that can be produced.

意味（6）

Mental ability; the power to learn

意味（7）

A faculty; the potential for growth and development

意味（8）

A role; the position in which one functions

意味（9）

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

意味（10）

Electrical capacitance.

意味（11）

(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.