Meaning

11 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A measure of such ability; volume.

  3. A measure of such ability; volume.

    (countable, uncountable)The maximum amount that can be held.

    It was hauling a capacity load.

    The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.

    the amount that can be contained

  4. (countable, uncountable)Capability; the ability to perform some task.

    Fähigkeit, Kapazität

    спосо́бностьsposóbnostʹ, ёмкостьjómkostʹ, вмести́мостьvmestímostʹ

    зда́тністьzdátnistʹ, є́мністьjémnistʹ, мі́сткістьmístkistʹ

    capability to perform or produce

  5. (countable, uncountable)The maximum that can be produced.

    производи́тельностьproizvodítelʹnostʹ

    поту́жністьpotúžnistʹ, продукти́вністьproduktývnistʹ

    the maximum production possible

  6. The maximum that can be produced.

    (countable, uncountable)The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

    Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.

  7. (countable, uncountable)The potential for growth and development.

  8. The potential for growth and development.

    (countable, uncountable)Mental ability; the power to learn.

    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

  9. (countable, uncountable)A role; the position in which one functions.

    in my capacity as team captain

    компете́нтностьkompeténtnostʹ

    компете́нціяkompeténcija, компете́нтністьkompeténtnistʹ

  10. A role; the position in which one functions.

    (countable, uncountable)Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).

    Befugnis

    правоспосо́бностьpravosposóbnostʹ

    правозда́тністьpravozdátnistʹ

  11. (countable, uncountable)Electrical capacitance.

    ёмкостьjómkostʹ

    є́мністьjémnistʹ

Examples

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  1. The factory is running at full capacity.

    Завод працює на повну потужність.

    ruЗавод работает на полной мощности.

    deDie Fabrik läuft unter Volllast.

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  2. Our factories are working at full capacity.

    Наші фабрики працюють на всю потужність.

    ruНаши заводы работают на полную мощность.

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  3. The bus was filled to capacity.

    ruАвтобус был заполнен до отказа.

    deDer Bus war absolut voll.

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  4. She has a remarkable capacity for learning languages.

    ruУ неё удивительные способности к изучению языков.

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  5. We adults shouldn't destroy the intelligent and creative capacity of children.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
capability; the ability to perform some task:
the ability to hold, receive, or absorb:
the maximum that can be produced:
the position in which one functions:
legal authority:
Русский
By meaning 5
capability; the ability to perform some task:
the ability to hold, receive, or absorb:
the maximum that can be produced:
the position in which one functions:
legal authority:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
capability; the ability to perform some task:
the ability to hold, receive, or absorb:
legal authority:

Origin

From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acit

From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acity), from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).

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