capacity
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4.6
- noun
- /kəˈpæsɪti/
:
en calidad de
- I now sit on the board in a strategic guidance capacity.
- serve in a capacity
- in an administrative capacity
- in a managerial capacity
And and so I work in different capacities through those two institutes.
- And and so I work in different capacities through those two institutes.
- So did you did Blackwater ever work in that capacity anywhere else in the US?
- And he runs Memphis Rock Rocks in some capacity.
- Well, good luck everyone and thanks for having me in this capacity.
Examples
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District nursing teams do not always have the capacity to conduct routine diabetes care.
Academic text (2012) -
Will you tell us in what capacity?
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So, are you here in some professional capacity?
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I almost forgot that I was here in a domestic capacity.
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Still, it's an honour to serve in this boat in any capacity.
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But critics have questioned whether social work has the capacity to do this.
Academic text (2011) -
Young people benefit from exposure to measured challenges that develop their capacity to handle stress.
Academic text (2008) -
You know, Clifford, I have worked in various capacities for Mr. Hughes for 19 years now, and never once have I referred to him by his first name.
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Salomons was honoring Hawthorne in his capacity as U.S. Consul in Liverpool.
Academic text (2012) -
She has been appointed in a counseling capacity to help students navigate their challenges.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person's role in a group or activity
∞
1.3
The job and duties someone has in a group or situation
∞
1.6
A job with official power in a government or organization
957
3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
- Specialized
1
4.7
Amount of electric charge a device can store, like a capacitor
- Specialized
A unit used to measure how much a container can hold, like a liter or gallon
- Specialized
A unit for measuring how much liquid a container holds, like a liter or a gallon
- Specialized
An amount of resources a plan gives for services like storage or computer power
- Specialized
The usable storage space on a disk when you prepare it for use, excluding space used by system information
- Specialized
The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume
A unit that measures volume in the British Imperial system, like a gallon or pint
Surface Forms
Morphology
capacity = capac + ity
The sense 'position or role' is a further abstract extension of 'capacity' and cannot be reliably derived by a learner from the stem alone without lexical knowledge of this specific usage.
Etymology
Capacity comes from the Latin capere 'to hold' and capax 'able to hold'. If you can 'hold' a job or position, you have the capacity for it, which is why we say someone spoke 'in her capacity as' a manager, meaning 'in that role'.