capacity
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
capability to perform or produce
among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
Types & categories
- capability hypernym
Related & opposite
- incapacity antonym
- capacitate derivation
- capacitate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
the capability of a metal to be fused
Types & categories
- susceptibility hypernym
- resistance hyponym
- activity hyponym
Related & opposite
- subject derivation
Sense 3 noun
the amount that can be contained
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Types & categories
- volume hypernym
- vital capacity hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the maximum production possible
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
Types & categories
- production hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a specified function
he was employed in the capacity of director
Types & categories
- role hypernym
Sense 6 noun
(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
Types & categories
- indefinite quantity hypernym
- formatted capacity hyponym
- unformatted capacity hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Types & categories
- electrical phenomenon hypernym
Sense 8 noun
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
Types & categories
- ability hypernym
- prescience hyponym
Related & opposite
- incapacity antonym
Sense 9 noun
tolerance for alcohol
he had drunk beyond his capacity
Types & categories
- tolerance hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | incapacity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacitate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | capability |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subject |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | susceptibility |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | activity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | contain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacious |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | volume |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vital capacity |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | production |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | role |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacious |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | indefinite quantity |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | formatted capacity |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | unformatted capacity |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical phenomenon |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | incapacity |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | ability |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | prescience |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | tolerance |