capacity

Senso

Noun

1. The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
2. A measure of such ability; volume
3. The maximum amount that can be held
4. Capability; the ability to perform some task
5. The maximum that can be produced.
6. Mental ability; the power to learn
7. A faculty; the potential for growth and development
8. A role; the position in which one functions
9. Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
10. Electrical capacitance.
11. The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Adj

Filling the allotted space.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kəˈpæsɪti/

Etimologia

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

Frasi

Fuel capacity was greatly reduced , owing to the elimination of the wingtip tanks .

La capacità del carburante è stata notevolmente ridotta, a causa dell'eliminazione dei serbatoi di wingtip.

It is known for routinely exceeding seating capacity for Bulls and Blackhawks games .

È noto per aver regolarmente superato la capacità di posti a sedere per tori e giochi Blackhawks.