Synonyms: capacity
Definition: a specified function
Usage: he was employed in the capacity of director; he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
Similar words: part, office, function, role
Definition: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Usage: the function of a teacher; the government must do its part; play its role
Synonyms: capacity
Definition: the maximum production possible
Usage: the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
Similar words: production
Definition: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
Usage: he introduced more efficient methods of production
Synonyms: capacity
Definition: tolerance for alcohol
Usage: he had drunk beyond his capacity
Similar words: tolerance
Definition: the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
Synonyms: capacity
Definition: capability to perform or produce
Usage: among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism; limited runway capacity; a great capacity for growth
Similar words: capability, capableness
Definition: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Usage: he worked to the limits of his capability
Synonyms: mental ability, capacity
Definition: the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
Definition: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Usage: danger heightened his powers of discrimination
Synonyms: capacitance, capacity, electrical capacity
Definition: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Similar words: electrical phenomenon
Definition: a physical phenomenon involving electricity
Synonyms: capacity
Definition: (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
Usage: the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes
Similar words: indefinite quantity
Definition: an estimated quantity
Definition: the amount that can be contained
Usage: the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Similar words: volume
Definition: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
Usage: the gas expanded to twice its original volume
Synonyms: capability, capacity
Definition: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Usage: the capability of a metal to be fused
Similar words: susceptibility, susceptibleness
Definition: the state of being susceptible; easily affected