Thesaurus: capacity

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1. n. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.
2. n. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
3. n. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
4. n. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
5. n. Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
6. n. capability to perform or produce
7. n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
8. n. the amount that can be contained
9. n. the maximum production possible
10. n. a specified function
11. n. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
12. n. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored