capacity

UK /kəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/ US /kəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/
noun 5adj 1

Definitions

noun

1

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

2

A measure of such ability; volume.

3

A measure of such ability; volume.

It was hauling a capacity load.

The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.

4

Capability; the ability to perform some task.

Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. Either they never learn how to work, or, having learned, they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.

5

The maximum that can be produced.

adj

1

Filling the allotted space.

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