Dictionary Check: capacity

"capacity" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

capability to perform or produce

Example: "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"
Antonyms:
noun

the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

Example: "the capability of a metal to be fused"
Synonyms:
noun

the amount that can be contained

Example: "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
Synonyms:
noun

the maximum production possible

Example: "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
noun

a specified function

Example: "he was employed in the capacity of director"
noun

(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive

Example: "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"

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