capacity

/kə-ˈpa-sə-tē/

Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax

noun

  1. legal competency or fitness

  2. the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating

  3. the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated

capacity to stand trial

adjective

  1. equaling maximum capacity

a capacity crowd

noun

  1. the maximum population (as of deer) that an area will support without undergoing deterioration