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Capacity

kəˈpasɪti

Capacity definitions
noun
capacities capacity
  1. the maximum amount that something can contain

    "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet"

    volume cubic measure
    • fully occupying the available area or space

      "they played to a capacity crowd"

    • the total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal combustion engine

      "the cubic capacity is 1171 cc"

  2. the amount that something can produce

    "the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity"

    • the ability or power to do or understand something

      "I was impressed by her capacity for hard work"

    • a person's legal competence

      "cases where a patient's testamentary capacity is in doubt"

  3. a specified role or position

    "I was engaged in a voluntary capacity"