capacities

1. capability to perform or produceExamples: "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth"Synonyms: capacityAntonyms: incapacity

2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatmentExamples: "the capability of a metal to be fused"Synonyms: capability, capacity

3. the amount that can be containedExamples: "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"Synonyms: capacity, content

4. the maximum production possibleExamples: "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"Synonyms: capacity

5. a specified functionExamples: "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"Synonyms: capacity

6. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk driveExamples: "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"Synonyms: capacity