capacity
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
Other meanings
A measure of such ability; volume.
The maximum amount that can be held.
Synonyms
- content
Related words
- ampacity
- biocapacity
- incapacity
- overcapacity
- pseudocapacity
- subcapacity
- supercapacity
- supracapacity
- uncapacity
- breaking capacity
- capacity utilization
- capacity utilization rate
Word history
From Latin "capācitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “capacity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.