| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
capacity (kəˈpæsɪtɪ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold |
| 2. | the amount that can be contained; volume: a capacity of six gallons |
| 3. | a. the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity) |
| b. (as modifier): a capacity crowd | |
| 4. | the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability: he has a great capacity for Greek |
| 5. | the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity): the factory's output was not at capacity |
| 6. | a specified position or function: he was employed in the capacity of manager |
| 7. | a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator |
| 8. | electronics a former name for capacitance |
| 9. | computing |
| a. the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device | |
| b. the range of numbers that can be processed in a register | |
| 10. | the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry |
| 11. | legal competence: the capacity to make a will |
| [C15: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take] | |
capacity ca·pac·i·ty (kə-pās'ĭ-tē)
n.
The measure of potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle; volume.
Ability to perform or produce; capability.