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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH capacity

ability capacity

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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-păsĭ-tē ]

n.

The measure of potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle; volume.
Ability to perform or produce; capability.