Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
capacity en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəˈpasɪtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /kəˈpæsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈpasɪte/ (Scotland)
- /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
- /-ti/ (Scotland)
- /kəˈpæsɪti/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- (California) audio
- [kəˈpæsɪɾi] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Archaic Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Latin capāx
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin capācitāsder.
Old French capacitebor.
Middle English capacite
English capacity
From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acity), from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Filling the allotted space.
Deriveds
capacity crowd
Relateds
capacious
capacity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈpasɪtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /kəˈpæsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈpasɪte/ (Scotland)
- /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
- /-ti/ (Scotland)
- /kəˈpæsɪti/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- (California) audio
- [kəˈpæsɪɾi] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Archaic Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Latin capāx
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin capācitāsder.
Old French capacitebor.
Middle English capacite
English capacity
From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acity), from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
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(countable, uncountable) A measure of such ability; volume.
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(countable, uncountable) A measure of such ability; volume. ▸ The maximum amount that can be held.
The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
It was hauling a capacity load.
A factory operating at less than full capacity.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1929, Calvin Coolidge, The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, →OCLC, page 171:
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(countable, uncountable) The maximum that can be produced.
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(countable, qualifier:operations, uncountable) The maximum that can be produced. ▸ 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.
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(countable, uncountable) The potential for growth and development.
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(countable, uncountable) The potential for growth and development. ▸ Mental ability; the power to learn.
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(countable, uncountable) A role; the position in which one functions.
in my capacity as team captain
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(countable, uncountable) A role; the position in which one functions. ▸ Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
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(countable, uncountable) Electrical capacitance.
Forms
Deriveds
vital capacity · legal capacity · overcapacity · specific heat capacity · subcapacity · molar heat capacity · ampacity · biocapacity · capacity utilization · field capacity · lung capacity · capacity utilization rate · supracapacity · carrying capacity · heat capacity · capacity planning · breaking capacity · supercapacity · uncapacity · Shannon capacity · finite capacity planning · cubic capacity · diminished capacity · pseudocapacity · incapacity
Relateds
capacitor · capacious · capac · capacitive · capacitation · capacitate · capacitance
Synonyms
throughput · capability · dexterity · moxie · capacity · tekkers · touch · cunning · competency · technique · throughput · talent · craft · ability · prowess · skill · ease · competence · hand · knack · list · potential · aptitude · proficiency · facility
Translations (163)
oc capacitat (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · nn kapasitet (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ga feidhmeannas (the position in which one functions) · la capācitās (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · be зда́тнасць (capability; the ability to perform some task) · pt capacidade (capability; the ability to perform some task) · de Kapazität (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · hu minőség (the position in which one functions) · el χωρητικότητα (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · fi vetävyys (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · oc capacitat (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ru правоспосо́бность (legal authority) · ja 容量 (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · tr salahiyet (legal authority) · nl hoedanigheid (the position in which one functions) · de Fähigkeit (capability; the ability to perform some task) · bg компете́нтност (the position in which one functions) · be ёмістасць (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · uk поту́жність (the maximum that can be produced) · bg капаците́т (electrical capacitance) · la facultās (capability; the ability to perform some task) · fr capacité (capability; the ability to perform some task) · da kapacitet (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · hi धारिता (electrical capacitance) · el απόδοση (the maximum that can be produced) · it capacità (the maximum that can be produced) · hi क्षमता (the maximum that can be produced) · uk компете́нтність (the position in which one functions) · he כושר (capability; the ability to perform some task) · uk є́мність (electrical capacitance) · gl capacidade (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · pt capacidade (electrical capacitance) · fi toimivaltuus (legal authority) · sh nosivost (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ga acmhainn (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · nl capaciteit (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · it resistenza (electrical capacitance) · ru ёмкость (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · be ёмасць (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · fi kapasitanssi (electrical capacitance) · tr kapasite (electrical capacitance) · ur حَیثِیَت (the position in which one functions) · fr capacité (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · sv kapacitet (the maximum that can be produced) · it capienza (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · nn kapasitet (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · mi āheitanga (capability; the ability to perform some task) · de Befugnis (legal authority) · be здо́льнасць (capability; the ability to perform some task) · mi kītanga (the maximum that can be produced) · tr yetki (legal authority) · uk компете́нція (the position in which one functions) · tr kabiliyet (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ko 능력 (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ko 역량 (capability; the ability to perform some task) · hu képesség (legal authority) · es cabida (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ko 지위 (the position in which one functions) · nn kapasitet (the maximum that can be produced) · ru компете́нтность (the position in which one functions) · fi kapasiteetti (legal authority) · el ικανότητα (capability; the ability to perform some task) · es aforo (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · nb kapasitet (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ko 생산력 (the maximum that can be produced) · ru производи́тельность (the maximum that can be produced) · bn আওকাত (capability; the ability to perform some task) · fi tehtävä (the position in which one functions) · el θέση (the position in which one functions) · hi सामर्थ्य (the maximum that can be produced) · it capacità (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ms kapasiti (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · sq kapacitet (capability; the ability to perform some task) · gl capacidade (electrical capacitance) · gl capacidade (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ar سِعَة (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · uk мі́сткість (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · bg производи́телност (the maximum that can be produced) · fi kapasiteetti (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · sq nxënësi (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · be умяшча́льнасць (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ms isian (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · cmn 容量 (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · mi kītanga (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · tr kapasite (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · pt capacidade (the maximum that can be produced) · ru спосо́бность (capability; the ability to perform some task) · pl pojemność (electrical capacitance) · hi क्षमता (capability; the ability to perform some task) · bg вместимост (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · fi suorituskyky (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ca capacitat (capability; the ability to perform some task) · fi kyky (capability; the ability to perform some task) · fi oikeuskelpoisuus (legal authority) · es capacidad (electrical capacitance) · ko 정전용량 (electrical capacitance) · ko 법적강권 (legal authority) · pl stanowisko (the position in which one functions) · bg капаците́т (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · te సామర్థ్యం (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · sv befogenhet (legal authority) · uk продукти́вність (the maximum that can be produced) · pt capacidade (the position in which one functions) · fi tilavuus (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · mn чадвар (capability; the ability to perform some task) · sq kapacitet (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ms muatan (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ro capacitate (electrical capacitance) · id kapasitas (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · pl zdolność (capability; the ability to perform some task) · pl pojemność (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · hi सामर्थ्य (capability; the ability to perform some task) · be кампетэ́нтнасць (the position in which one functions) · be пако́ўнасць (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ca capacitat (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · uk є́мність (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · sv kapacitet (capability; the ability to perform some task) · hu jogképesség (legal authority) · it capacità (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ro capacitate (the maximum that can be produced) · it qualità (the position in which one functions) · es cupo (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · bn আওকাত (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ko 용량 (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · be прадукцы́йнасць (the maximum that can be produced) · hu kapacitás (the maximum that can be produced) · uk правозда́тність (legal authority) · el χωρητικότητα (electrical capacitance) · fi asema (the position in which one functions) · az qisim (the position in which one functions) · it tenuta (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · es cabimiento (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · bho क्षमता (capability; the ability to perform some task) · ko 수용력 (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · pt capacidade (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · fi kapasiteetti (capability; the ability to perform some task) · sv kapacitet (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ko 전기용량 (electrical capacitance) · ro capacitate (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · es capacidad (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · fi tuotantokyky (the maximum that can be produced) · el ιδιότητα (the position in which one functions) · tr yetenek (capability; the ability to perform some task) · bg спосо́бност (capability; the ability to perform some task) · bg правоспосо́бност (legal authority) · ru ёмкость (electrical capacitance) · fi kapasiteetti (the maximum that can be produced) · ru вмести́мость (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · it resistenza (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · ro capacitate (capability; the ability to perform some task) · nb kapasitet (capability; the ability to perform some task) · nl capaciteiten (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · nl capaciteit (capability; the ability to perform some task) · hi सामर्थ्य (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · he יכולת (capability; the ability to perform some task) · es capacidad (capability; the ability to perform some task) · fr qualité (the position in which one functions) · hi शक्ति (capability; the ability to perform some task) · nb kapasitet (the maximum that can be produced) · hi क्षमता (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb) · es capacidad (the maximum that can be produced) · uk зда́тність (capability; the ability to perform some task) · sh sposobnost (capability; the ability to perform some task)