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capacity
Overview of noun capacity
The noun capacity has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (17) capacity -- (ability to perform or produce)
2. (9) capability, capacity -- (the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused")
3. (6) capacity, content -- (the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons")
4. (3) capacity -- (the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity")
5. (1) capacity -- (a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary")
6. capacity -- ((computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes")
7. capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity -- (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored)
8. capacity, mental ability -- (the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior)
9. capacity -- (tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capacity
9 senses of capacity
Sense 1
capacity
=> capability, capableness
=> ability
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
capability, capacity
=> susceptibility, susceptibleness
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
capacity, content
=> volume
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
capacity
=> production
=> industry, manufacture
=> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
=> transaction, dealing, dealings
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
capacity
=> function, office, part, role
=> duty
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
capacity
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity
=> electrical phenomenon
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
capacity, mental ability
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
capacity
=> tolerance
=> endurance
=> strength
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun capacity
4 of 9 senses of capacity
Sense 2
capability, capacity
=> activity
Sense 3
capacity, content
=> vital capacity
Sense 6
capacity
=> formatted capacity
=> unformatted capacity
Sense 8
capacity, mental ability
=> prescience, prevision
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capacity
9 senses of capacity
Sense 1
capacity
=> capability, capableness
Sense 2
capability, capacity
=> susceptibility, susceptibleness
Sense 3
capacity, content
=> volume
Sense 4
capacity
=> production
Sense 5
capacity
=> function, office, part, role
Sense 6
capacity
=> indefinite quantity
Sense 7
capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity
=> electrical phenomenon
Sense 8
capacity, mental ability
=> ability, power
Sense 9
capacity
=> tolerance
Antonyms of noun capacity
2 of 9 senses of capacity
Sense 1
capacity
Antonym of incapacity (Sense 2)
=>incapacity
Sense 8
capacity, mental ability
Antonym of incapacity (Sense 1)
=>incapacity
Member Holonyms of noun capacity
Substance Holonyms of noun capacity
Part Holonyms of noun capacity
Member Meronyms of noun capacity
Substance Meronyms of noun capacity
Part Meronyms of noun capacity
Meronyms of noun capacity
Holonyms of noun capacity
Attributes of noun capacity
Derived Forms of noun capacity
3 of 9 senses of capacity
Sense 1
capacity
RELATED TO>(verb) capacitate#1
=> capacitate
RELATED TO>(verb) capacitate#3
=> capacitate
Sense 3
capacity, content
RELATED TO>(adj) capacious#1
=> capacious
Sense 6
capacity
RELATED TO>(adj) capacious#1
=> capacious
Domain of noun capacity
1 of 9 senses of capacity
Sense 6
capacity
TOPIC>(noun) computer science#1, computing#1
Domain Terms of noun capacity
Familiarity of noun capacity
capacity used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun capacity
9 senses of capacity
Sense 1
capacity
> capability, capableness
=> associability, associableness
=> defensibility
=> executability
=> capacity
=> military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
=> operating capability, performance capability
=> overkill
Sense 2
capability, capacity
> susceptibility, susceptibleness
=> liability
=> capability, capacity
=> sensitivity, predisposition
=> reactivity
=> suggestibility
Sense 3
capacity, content
> volume
=> capacity, content
Sense 4
capacity
> production
=> mass production
=> overproduction, overrun
=> underproduction
=> output, yield
=> capacity
=> breeding
=> brewing
=> cultivation
=> generation
=> mining, excavation
=> quarrying
=> boring, drilling, oil production
=> sericulture
Sense 5
capacity
> function, office, part, role
=> capacity
=> hat
=> portfolio
=> stead, position, place, lieu
=> second fiddle
Sense 6
capacity
> indefinite quantity
=> addition, increase, gain
=> bag
=> breakage
=> capacity
=> catch, haul
=> correction, fudge factor
=> containerful
=> footstep, pace, step, stride
=> headspace
=> large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
=> limit, limitation
=> limit, limit point, point of accumulation
=> output, yield, production
=> region, neighborhood
=> outage
=> reserve
=> run
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> spillage
=> spoilage
=> tankage
=> ullage
=> top-up
=> worth
=> skinful
=> dose, dosage
=> load
=> load, loading
=> precipitation
=> supply
Sense 7
capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity
> electrical phenomenon
=> amperage
=> capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity
=> elastance, electrical elastance
=> charge, electric charge
=> pyroelectricity
=> current, electric current
=> dielectric heating
=> induction, inductance
=> electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage
=> conductance
=> electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance
=> reactance
=> reluctance
=> skin effect
=> distortion
=> electrical disturbance
=> voltage, electromotive force, emf
Sense 8
capacity, mental ability
> ability, power
=> know-how
=> leadership
=> intelligence
=> aptitude
=> bilingualism
=> capacity, mental ability
=> creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
=> originality
=> skill, science
=> skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
=> hand
=> superior skill
=> faculty, mental faculty, module
Sense 9
capacity
> tolerance
=> capacity
Meronyms of noun capacity
9 senses of capacity
Sense 3
capacity, content
=> volume
HAS PART: volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
Sense 4
capacity
=> production
=> industry, manufacture
=> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
HAS PART: business activity, commercial activity
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
HAS PART: transportation, shipping, transport
Holonyms of noun capacity
Grep of noun capacity
british capacity unit
capacity
capacity measure
capacity unit
channel capacity
electrical capacity
field capacity
formatted capacity
imperial capacity unit
incapacity
mental capacity
metric capacity unit
seating capacity
unformatted capacity
vital capacity
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