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capacity   (TTS Sound)

The noun capacity has 9 senses

• capacity -- (capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth")


• capability, capacity -- (the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused")


• capacity, content -- (the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons")


• capacity -- (the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity")


• capacity -- (a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary")


• capacity -- ((computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes")


• capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity -- (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored)


• capacity, mental ability -- (the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior)


• capacity -- (tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity")