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2 N‑UNCOUNT The capacity of something such as a factory, industry, or region is the quantity of things that it can produce or deliver with the equipment or resources that are available. □  Bread factories are working at full capacity. □  The region is valued for its coal and vast electricity-generating capacity.

3 N‑COUNT The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units. □ [+ of ] …an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg.

4 N‑VAR The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons. □ [+ of ] …the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 140 litres. □  Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5–6 fl oz) capacity.

5 N‑SING [oft to N ] The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity , it is as full as it can possibly be. □ [+ of ] Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000. □  Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.

6 ADJ [ADJ n] A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place. □  A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.

7 N‑COUNT [in N ] If you do something in a particular capacity , you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person. [WRITTEN ] □ [+ as ] She visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef. □  This article is written in a personal capacity. COLLOCATIONS capacity NOUN

1

adjective + capacity : creative, earning, intellectual, mental; diminished, limited

verb + capacity : boost, develop

2

adjective + capacity : full, maximum, spare; productive

verb + capacity : boost, expand, increase; reduce

3

noun + capacity : engine, fuel

4

noun + capacity : lung, storage SYNONYMS capacity NOUN 1

ability:He has the ability to bring out the best in others.

facility:He and Marcia shared a facility for languages.

aptitude:Some students have more aptitude for academic work than others.

capability:People experience differences in mental capability depending on the time of day.

cape /ke I p/ (capes )

1 N‑COUNT A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast. □  In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn.

2 N‑COUNT A cape is a short cloak. □  …a woollen cape.

ca|per /ke I pə ^r / (capers , capering , capered )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.

2 VERB If you caper about , you run and jump around because you are happy or excited. □ [V adv/prep] They were capering about, shouting and laughing.

ca|pil|lary /kəp I ləri, [AM ] kæ pəleri/ (capillaries ) N‑COUNT Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.

capi|tal ◆◆◆ /kæ p I t ^ə l/ (capitals )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. [BUSINESS ] □  Companies are having difficulty in raising capital. □  A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] You can use capital to refer to buildings or machinery which are necessary to produce goods or to make companies more efficient, but which do not make money directly. [BUSINESS ] □  …capital equipment that could have served to increase production. □  …capital investment.