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      capacity
      noun
      The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
      The maximum amount that can be held.
      A measure of such ability; volume.
      The maximum that can be produced.
      Capability; the ability to perform some task.
      (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
      A role; the position in which one functions.
      The potential for growth and development.
      Mental ability; the power to learn;
      Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
      Electrical capacitance.
      adjective
      Filling the allotted space.
      Roots
      capiocap- · Latin · take, seize
      Synonyms for capacity
      capabilityncapacitancenabilityncapaciousnessncompetencenpowernbrimfuladjadeptnessnefficiencyncompetencynadroitnessnpotentialadj
      Words related to capacity
      overcapacityndecasterecapaciousadjcapacitatevoverborethroughputnretentivitynpotentialitynplenipotentadjcapableadjpotencynexpandabilityngigabytesnmegawattagemegawattsnpotencenstatfaradbandwidthnmbnmegabytesnpuissancenterabytesnexpandableadjmaximumadjcaseloadnoverfillvunderstrengthversatilityn

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