capacity noun
Definition of capacity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
• Participants said the city''s main square was filled to capacity. capacity to do something • That all living creatures possess a capacity to learn is apparent from the way they find their way
CAPACITY definition: 1. the total amount that can be contained or produced: 2. someone''s ability to do a particular. Learn more.
The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be.
CAPACITY definition: the ability to receive or contain. See examples of capacity used in a sentence.
CAPACITY meaning: 1 : the ability to hold or contain people or things usually singular; 2 : the largest amount or number that can be held or contained
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