capacity
English Thesaurus
1. a specified function (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | function, office, part, role, |
| definition | : | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group (noun.act) |
2. the maximum production possible (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | production, |
| definition | : | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale (noun.act) |
3. tolerance for alcohol (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | tolerance, |
| definition | : | the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions (noun.attribute) |
4. capability to perform or produce (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | capability, capableness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally (noun.attribute) |
5. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | ability, power, |
| definition | : | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done (noun.cognition) |
6. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored (noun.phenomenon)
7. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive (noun.quantity)
| hyponym | : | formatted capacity, |
| definition | : | (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | unformatted capacity, |
| definition | : | (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it (noun.quantity) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
8. the amount that can be contained (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | volume, |
| definition | : | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | vital capacity, |
| definition | : | the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue (noun.quantity) |
9. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | resistance, |
| definition | : | the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction (noun.state) |
10. capability to perform or produce (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | incapacity, |
| definition | : | lack of physical or natural qualifications (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | capacitate, |
| definition | : | make capable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | capacitate, |
| definition | : | make legally capable or qualify in law (verb.communication) |
11. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | incapacity, |
| definition | : | lack of intellectual power (noun.cognition) |
12. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | capacious, |
| definition | : | large in capacity (adj.all) |
13. the amount that can be contained (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | capacious, |
| definition | : | large in capacity (adj.all) |
14. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun.state)
15. capability to perform or produce (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | incapacity, |
| definition | : | lack of physical or natural qualifications (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | capacitate, |
| definition | : | make capable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | capacitate, |
| definition | : | make legally capable or qualify in law (verb.communication) |
16. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | incapacity, |
| definition | : | lack of intellectual power (noun.cognition) |
17. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | capacious, |
| definition | : | large in capacity (adj.all) |
18. the amount that can be contained (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | capacious, |
| definition | : | large in capacity (adj.all) |
19. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun.state)
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