Capacity
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Etymology
Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax
- Date: 15th century
Definitions
- 1 : legal competency or fitness <capacity to stand trial>
- 2 a : the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating <a large seating capacity>
- b : the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated <a jug with a one-gallon capacity> <the auditorium was filled to capacity>
- 3 a : an individual's mental or physical ability : aptitude, skill
- b : the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating <capacity for love>
- 4 : duty, position, role <will be happy to serve in any capacity>
- 5 : the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : capability <a plan to double the factory's capacity>; also : maximum output <industries running at three-quarter capacity>
- 6 a : capacitance
- b : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions