| Noun | 1. | capacity - ability to perform or producecapability, capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" incapacity - lack of physical or natural qualifications | |
| 2. | capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"activity - (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity" | |
| 3. | capacity - the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"volume - the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" vital capacity - the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue | |
| 4. | capacity - the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" | |
| 5. | capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" | |
| 6. | 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"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures formatted capacity - (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk unformatted capacity - (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it | |
| 7. | capacity - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored | |
| 8. | capacity - the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behaviorability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" | |
| 9. | capacity - tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"tolerance - the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions | |