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capacity
phrases
have a capacity of 5/10 etc litres
• It’s a small microwave which has a capacity of 0.6 cubic feet.
be filled to capacity
(= be completely full )
• The courtroom was filled to capacity.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + capacity
limited capacity
• The hospitals have a limited capacity.
high capacity
(= able to hold a lot of things or people )
• There was demand for a high capacity public transport system.
storage capacity
(= how much information a computer disk, CD-Rom etc can hold )
• The storage capacity is about 250 megabytes.
seating capacity
(= how many seats there are in a theatre, hall etc )
• The largest hall in the university has a seating capacity of over 1,500.
capacity + NOUN
a capacity audience
(= the largest number of people who can fill a theatre, hall etc )
• The lecture attracted a capacity audience.
a capacity crowd
(= the largest number of people that can fit in a place )
• A capacity crowd of 40,000 turned up at the stadium.
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noun amount held/produced ADJ. high, large a high capacity electric pump large capacity disk drives | limited, small | maximum, total a total capacity of 50 litres | excess, spare spare capacity in the health service | economic, productive | earning The qualification should increase my earning capacity. | carrying, nuclear, seating, storage | engine, lung VERB + CAPACITY have | be filled/packed to The theatre was filled to capacity (= was full) for every performance. | expand, increase | reduce CAPACITY + NOUN audience, crowd PHRASES operate/work at full capacity (= to produce the maximum amount possible) ability ADJ. amazing, enormous, great, remarkable | limited | innate, natural Children have an innate capacity to understand language. | intellectual, mental | human the human capacity for compassion VERB + CAPACITY have | lose She seems to have lost the capacity to enjoy herself. | increase | reduce, restrict PREP. beyond your ~ This maths is beyond the capacity of most school children. | within your ~ The mountain walk is well within the capacity of most fit people. | ~ for her amazing capacity for organization official position ADJ. official | personal, private, unofficial, voluntary | professional | acting, caretaker | advisory | judicial VERB + CAPACITY act in, work in I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals. PREP. in your ~ In my capacity as president, I would like to thank Jack for his hard work.
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