capacity
/kəˈpæsɪti/
Dictionary
noun
- The ability to hold, receive or absorb
- A measure of such ability; volume
- The maximum amount that can be held
"It was hauling a capacity load."
- Capability; the ability to perform some task
- The maximum that can be produced.
- Mental ability; the power to learn
- A faculty; the potential for growth and development
- A role; the position in which one functions
- Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
- Electrical capacitance.
- (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."
Synonyms:throughput
adjective
- Filling the allotted space.
"There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game."
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