capacity
noun
the ability to receive or contain.
capacities
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pluralof capacity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The suit names Paxton and Stephen Brint Carlton, the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, in their official and individual capacities, as well as Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales in his official capacity.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
"It really upends a theory that says that symbolic rule induction is not possible without linguistic capacities," says Kean.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
All three prisons have maximum capacities of more than 1,000, higher than Lowdham Grange.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
It comes as the cybersecurity capacities of top models, including Anthropic’s Mythos, have helped fuel debate in Washington about how to regulate artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They had come closer together, relying on and valuing each other’s capacities.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
