capacity
[ kuh-pas-i-tee ]
/ kəˈpæs ɪ ti /
noun, plural ca·pac·i·ties.
adjective
reaching maximum capacity: a capacity audience; a capacity crowd.
Origin of capacity
1375–1425; late Middle English
capacite < Middle French < Latin
capācitāt- (stem of
capācitās), equivalent to
capāci-, stem of
capāx roomy (
cap(ere) to hold +
-āci- adj. suffix) +
-tāt-
-ty2
SYNONYMS FOR capacity
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH capacity
ability capacityWords nearby capacity
capacitation,
capacitive,
capacitive coupling,
capacitive reactance,
capacitor,
capacity,
capactin,
capaneus,
caparison,
capataz,
cape
Example sentences from the Web for capacity
British Dictionary definitions for capacity
capacity
/ (kəˈpæsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
Word Origin for capacity
C15: from Old French
capacite, from Latin
capācitās, from
capāx spacious, from
capere to take
Medical definitions for capacity
capacity
[ kə-păs′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The measure of potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle; volume.
Ability to perform or produce; capability.