capacity
noun
[ kəˈpasɪti ]
• the maximum amount that something can contain.
• "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet"
Similar:
volume,
cubic measure,
size,
dimensions,
measurements,
magnitude,
proportions,
amplitude,
room,
space,
extent,
range,
scope,
compass,
• the amount that something can produce.
• "the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity"
• a specified role or position.
• "I was engaged in a voluntary capacity"
Origin:
late Middle English: from French capacité, from Latin capacitas, from capax, capac- ‘that can contain’, from capere ‘take or hold’.
