capacity
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- noun
- /kəˈpæsɪti/
- Specialized
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capacitancia
- Optical disk drives provide an effective solution to the growing need for removable high-capacity storage.
Limestone is a dielectric material that has the capacity for storing electric fields.
- Limestone is a dielectric material that has the capacity for storing electric fields.
Examples
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The flux has to heat something with a finite heat capacity to produce a change in temperature.
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I checked one for capacity and voltage on the meter.
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And let's see, does it have the heat capacity of liquid iron?
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Warning: electrical restraint capacity reached.
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Main computer shows capacity versus access time at ten to the twelfth bits.
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OPEC countries had excess production capacity of about 1.5 million barrels per day.
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Limestone is a dielectric material that has the capacity for storing electric fields.
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The extended ball-bearing contact provides higher load capacity than crossed-roller bearings do.
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Performance considerations include reliability, service life, vibration tolerance, and the capacity to withstand mechanical shock.
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Lithium-ion batteries have a high capacity to store electric charge, which decreases over time.
Synonyms
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The ability to hold electric charge in a device
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Amount of electric charge a device can store, like a capacitor
Compounds
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Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
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Amount of electric charge a device can store, like a capacitor
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A unit used to measure how much a container can hold, like a liter or gallon
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A unit for measuring how much liquid a container holds, like a liter or a gallon
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An amount of resources a plan gives for services like storage or computer power
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The usable storage space on a disk when you prepare it for use, excluding space used by system information
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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 electrical sense (ability to store charge) is a specialized extension of the 'holding' concept and is partially predictable from the stem, but requires technical knowledge to fully understand.
Etymology
Capacity comes from Latin capere 'to hold' and capax 'able to hold'. In electricity it keeps this idea — capacity is how much charge a device can 'hold'.