Pronunciation: /kəˈpasɪti/
noun (plural capacities)
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1 [in singular] the maximum amount that something can contain: the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet the stadium’s seating capacity [mass noun]: the room was filled to capacity
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[as modifier] fully occupying the available area or space: they played to a capacity crowd
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the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal-combustion engine: the cubic capacity is 1171 cc
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2the amount that something can produce: the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity when running at full capacity, the factory will employ 450 people
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3the ability or power to do or understand something: I was impressed by her capacity for hard work their intellectual capacities
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[in singular] a person’s legal competence: cases where a patient’s testamentary capacity is in doubt
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4 [in singular] a specified role or position: I was engaged in a voluntary capacity writing in his capacity as legal correspondent
Derivatives
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Pronunciation: /-tətɪv/
(also capacitative) adjective (chiefly Physics)