capacity

/kəˈpæsəti/ noun

Translation

CONTAIN [C, U] › the largest amount or number that a container, building, etc can hold

hacim, kapasite

The restaurant has a capacity of about 200. The stadium was filled to capacity (= completely full).1965

PRODUCE [U] › the amount that a factory or machine can produce

üretim miktarı, kapasitesi

The factory is operating at full capacity (= producing as much as possible).1330

ABILITY [C] › the ability to do, experience, or understand something

bir şeyi yapma, anlama ve uygulama yeteneği, yetisi, kapasitesi, kavrayış, kavrama

She has a great capacity for love.1131

JOB [C] › a position or job

görev, iş

He attended over 100 events last year in his capacity as mayor.1436

(Definition of capacity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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