- capacity - ability to perform or produce
--1 is a kind of capability, capableness
Antonyms: incapacity
Derived forms: verb capacitate1, verb capacitate3 - capability, capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"
--2 is a kind of susceptibility, susceptibleness
--2 has particulars: activity - capacity, content - the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
--3 is a kind of volume
--3 has particulars: vital capacity - capacity - the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
--4 is a kind of production
- capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
--5 is a kind of function, office, part, role
- 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"
--6 is a kind of indefinite quantity
--6 has particulars: formatted capacity; unformatted capacity- capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
--7 is a kind of electrical phenomenon
- capacity, mental ability - the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
--8 is a kind of ability, power
Antonyms: incapacity
--8 has particulars: prescience, prevision- capacity - tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
--9 is a kind of tolerance
- capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"