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Capacity
01
capaciteit, potentieel
the ability or power to achieve something or develop into a certain state in the future
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With the right training, he has the capacity to become a world-class athlete.
Met de juiste training heeft hij het vermogen om een wereldklasse atleet te worden.
The company ’s capacity for growth is evident in its increasing customer base and expanding product line.
Het vermogen van het bedrijf om te groeien blijkt uit zijn groeiende klantenbestand en uitbreidende productlijn.
02
the quality of being susceptible or responsive to a particular treatment, influence, or condition
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Plants show different capacities for adapting to shade.
The chemical demonstrates capacity for reacting with acids.
03
the volume or amount that can be contained in a space or container
Voorbeelden
The stadium's seating capacity is 50,000.
The bottle has a capacity of two liters.
04
capaciteit, productiviteit
the quantity that is possible by a machine, etc. to produce
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The capacity of the factory increased with the installation of new machinery.
De capaciteit van de fabriek nam toe met de installatie van nieuwe machines.
The city 's transportation system was overburdened, exceeding its capacity during rush hour.
Het transportsysteem van de stad was overbelast, waardoor het tijdens de spits zijn capaciteit overschreed.
05
a specified role, position, or function in which someone acts
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He served in the capacity of team leader.
She attended the meeting in her capacity as director.
06
the body's ability to tolerate or metabolize alcohol
Voorbeelden
Training did not affect his drinking capacity.
She has a low alcohol capacity and feels effects quickly.
07
the mental ability to understand the facts, significance, and consequences of one's actions in a legal context
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The court evaluated his capacity to make a will.
Minors generally lack legal capacity to enter contracts.
08
the ability of a system or component to store electric charge, as in a capacitor
Voorbeelden
The capacitor has a capacity of 100 microfarads.
Electrical capacity determines the circuit's performance.
09
the maximum amount of information or data that can be stored in a computer or storage device
Voorbeelden
The hard drive has a capacity of 2 terabytes.
The server 's storage capacity is nearly full.
Lexicale Boom
incapacity
capacity
