Dictionary entry details
• CAPACITY (noun)
Meaning:
Ability to perform or produce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
capability; capableness (the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally)
Antonym:
incapacity (lack of physical or natural qualifications)
Meaning:
The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
capability; capacity
Context example:
the capability of a metal to be fused
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
susceptibility; susceptibleness (the state of being susceptible; easily affected)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capacity"):
activity ((chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction)
Meaning:
The amount that can be contained
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
capacity; content
Context example:
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
volume (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capacity"):
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)
Meaning:
The maximum production possible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
production ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale)
Meaning:
A specified function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
he was employed in the capacity of director / he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
function; office; part; role (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group)
Meaning:
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capacity"):
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)
Meaning:
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
capacitance; electrical capacity; capacity
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
Meaning:
The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
mental ability; capacity
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capacity"):
prescience; prevision (the power to foresee the future)
Antonym:
incapacity (lack of intellectual power)
Meaning:
Tolerance for alcohol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
he had drunk beyond his capacity
Hypernyms ("capacity" is a kind of...):
tolerance (the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions)
