noun
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The ability to hold, receive or absorb
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A measure of such ability; volume
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The maximum amount that can be held
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It was hauling a capacity load.
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Capability; the ability to perform some task
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The maximum that can be produced.
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Mental ability; the power to learn
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A faculty; the potential for growth and development
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A role; the position in which one functions
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Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
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Electrical capacitance.
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(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
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Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.