CAPACITY
\kəpˈasɪti], \kəpˈasɪti], \k_ə_p_ˈa_s_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of CAPACITY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"
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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
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tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
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ability to perform or produce
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(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"
By Princeton University
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the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"
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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
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tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
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ability to perform or produce
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(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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
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Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
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Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
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Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
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The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; - used in reference to physical things.
By Oddity Software
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The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
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Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
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Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
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Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
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The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; - used in reference to physical things.
By Noah Webster.
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The power of receiving or containing; the power of containing a certain quantity exactly; the amount that can be contained; mental ability; profession; position.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Ability to receive, contain, understand, etc.; cubic extent; ability; talent; character or office; also, legal qualification.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The power of containing; extent of room or space; the power of receiving instruction; ability; profession or occupation.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Holding-power, cubic content, capability.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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