capacity noun ca· pac· i· ty kə-ˈpas-ət-ē, -ˈpas-tē plural capacities 1 : the ability to hold or contain the seating capacity of a room 2 : the largest amount or number that can be contained a jug …

1. the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity. 2. the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume: a jug with a capacity of two quarts. 3. power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.; mental ability. 4. actual or potential ability to perform, yield, or withstand.

British Dictionary definitions for capacity the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity) (as modifier) a capacity crowd

capacity noun (AMOUNT) B2 [ U or C ] the total amount that can be contained or produced: The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000. The game was watched by a capacity crowd / …

In mathematics, capacity is defined as the maximum quantity a container can hold when full. There are two types of capacity measurement: metric measurement and customary measurement. Metric Measurement The standard units to measure capacity are liters and milliliters. Milliliter (ml): Milliliter is denoted by the letters ml.

Capacity refers to the ability of something (like a solid substance, gas or liquid) to hold, absorb or receive by an object. Common units (units of measurement) – cm3, m3. Common units (units of measurement)- litre, gallons, pounds. Both solid and hollow objects have volume. Only hollow objects have the capacity.

Heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a given quantity of matter by one degree Celsius. Heat capacity for a given matter depends on its size or quantity and hence it is an extensive property. The unit of heat capacity is joule per Kelvin or joule per degree Celsius. Mathematically, Q=CΔT