| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun capacity.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (capacity) |
1. Capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth".[Wordnet]. 2. The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.[Wordnet]. 3. The amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons".[Wordnet]. 4. The maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity".[Wordnet]. 5. A specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary".[Wordnet]. 6. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes".[Wordnet]. 7. An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored.[Wordnet]. 8. The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior.[Wordnet]. 9. Tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity".[Wordnet]. 10. Ability to perform or produce.[Wordnet]. 11. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.[Websters]. 12. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.[Websters]. 13. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.[Websters]. 14. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.[Websters]. 15. Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Capacities" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Operational capacities | Mining | Figures given on flowsheets to indicate quantities passing various points in plant per unit time, taking account of fluctuations in the rate of supply and composition (as to size and content of impurity), as follows: (1) design capacity, the rate of feed, defined by limits expressing the extent and duration of load variations, at which specific items of plant subject to a performance guarantee must operate continuously and give the guaranteed results on a particular quality of feed; (2) peak design capacity, a rate of feed in excess of the design capacity, which specific items of plant will accept for short periods without fulfilling the performance guarantees given in respect of them; and (3) mechanical maximum capacity, the highest rate of feed at which specific items of equipment, not subject to performance guarantees, will function on the type and quality of feed for which they are supplied. (references) | |
| Physical capacities appraisal | Labor | Procedure whereby determination is made of the physical activities which a person is capable of performing and the working conditions under which he can safely be employed. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: CAPACITIES | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Heat capacities of the elements (data page) | 28 | Evolving capacities | 10 | |
| Evolving capacities | 10 | Heat capacities of the elements (data page) | 28 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | مَنْعَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, dint), مُكْنَة (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities), طائِلَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, competence), إِطَاقَة (bearing, bearings, capacities, capacity, carrying), طائِل (advantage, advantaged, advantages, advantaging, benefit), اِسْتِحْقاق (efficiency, worth, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), اِسْتِطَاعَة (abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), طَوْق (hoop, rim, abilities, ability, capabilities), إِمْكان (possibility, abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes), صِفَة (adjective, attribute, capacity, character, adjectives). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | مَنْعَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, dint), مُكْنَة (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities), طائِلَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, competence), إِطَاقَة (bearing, bearings, capacities, capacity, carrying), طائِل (advantage, advantaged, advantages, advantaging, benefit), اِسْتِحْقاق (efficiency, worth, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), اِسْتِطَاعَة (abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), طَوْق (hoop, rim, abilities, ability, capabilities), إِمْكان (possibility, abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes), صِفَة (adjective, attribute, capacity, character, adjectives). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | مَنْعَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, dint), مُكْنَة (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities), طائِلَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, competence), إِطَاقَة (bearing, bearings, capacities, capacity, carrying), طائِل (advantage, advantaged, advantages, advantaging, benefit), اِسْتِحْقاق (efficiency, worth, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), اِسْتِطَاعَة (abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), طَوْق (hoop, rim, abilities, ability, capabilities), إِمْكان (possibility, abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes), صِفَة (adjective, attribute, capacity, character, adjectives). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | kapasitas (capacity, capacities), daya muat (content, capacities), kekuatan (virility, potency, solidity, vehemence, fortitude), cakap (adroit, competent, proficient, workmanlike, able). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Baihua | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Baihua, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | kapacity (capacities), oprávnění (authorization, capacity, competency, warrant, authority), kapaciteti (capacities), kapacit (capacities). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | capacidades (capacities). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cantonese | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Cantonese, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | kapacity (capacities), oprávnění (authorization, capacity, competency, warrant, authority), kapaciteti (capacities), kapacit (capacities). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 容量 (capacity, capacities, capacitance, content, quantitative), 能力 (capability, ability, able, capable, capabilities), 加强能力建设将两性平等观点纳入发展战略讲习班 (workshop on building capacities for mainstreaming gender in development strategies), 加强发展管理和权力下放能力 (strengthening capacities for development management and decentralization), 关于加强发展中国家本国科技能力的政策对话 (policy dialogues for strengthening endogenous capacities in science and technology in developing countries), 在非洲建设和利用关键性能力的框架议程 (framework agenda for building and utilizing critical capacities in Africa), 使能能力 (enabling capacities), 灾害管理能力中央登记册 (central register of disaster management capacities), 能力和需要相匹配 (capacities and needs matching), 军事能力转为民用特设工作组 (ad hoc working group on conversion of military capacities to civilian uses). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 能力 (ability, capability, able, capable, capacity), 容量 (capacity, capability, capacitance, capacities, content). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | kapacity (capacities), oprávnění (authorization, capacity, competency, warrant, authority), kapaciteti (capacities), kapacit (capacities). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | capacitate (capability, capacity, ability, capabilities, capaciousness). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | مقام (capacity, connection, dignity, eminence, office). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Kapazitäten (capacities, capacitances), Leistungsvermögen (capacity, capabilities, ability, talent, capability), Hubräume (capacities), Fähigkeiten (abilities, capabilities, faculties, fitnesses, capablenesses). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | capaciteiten (attainments, capacities, capacity). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | asema (station, depot, site, stage, stop). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | capacités (abilities, capabilities, capacities, skills, scope). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | capacités (abilities, capabilities, capacities, skills, scope). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Kapazitäten (capacities, capacitances), Leistungsvermögen (capacity, capabilities, ability, talent, capability), Hubräume (capacities), Fähigkeiten (abilities, capabilities, faculties, fitnesses, capablenesses). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | επιδεξιότητα (dexterity, skill, adroitness, aptitude, aptitudes). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | epidhexiotita (dexterity, skill, adroitness, aptitude, aptitudes). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gwong Dung Waa | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Gwong Dung Waa, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | תלוכי (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | مَنْعَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, dint), مُكْنَة (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities), طائِلَة (capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, competence), إِطَاقَة (bearing, bearings, capacities, capacity, carrying), طائِل (advantage, advantaged, advantages, advantaging, benefit), اِسْتِحْقاق (efficiency, worth, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), اِسْتِطَاعَة (abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes, capabilities), طَوْق (hoop, rim, abilities, ability, capabilities), إِمْكان (possibility, abilities, ability, aptitude, aptitudes), صِفَة (adjective, attribute, capacity, character, adjectives). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Kapazitäten (capacities, capacitances), Leistungsvermögen (capacity, capabilities, ability, talent, capability), Hubräume (capacities), Fähigkeiten (abilities, capabilities, faculties, fitnesses, capablenesses). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Kapazitäten (capacities, capacitances), Leistungsvermögen (capacity, capabilities, ability, talent, capability), Hubräume (capacities), Fähigkeiten (abilities, capabilities, faculties, fitnesses, capablenesses). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | tehetség (facility, faculty, gift, ability, endowment). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | kapasitas (capacity, capacities), daya muat (content, capacities), kekuatan (virility, potency, solidity, vehemence, fortitude), cakap (adroit, competent, proficient, workmanlike, able). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Isizulu | thamo (capacities, capacity, swallow, swallows, volume). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | capienze (capacities), capacità (ability, capacity, capacitance, capability, competence), sale congressi (function room capacities), quel difficile compito mise alla prova le mie (The difficult task tested my capacities), tabelle delle portate (load capacities chart). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | תלוכי (abilities, ability, capabilities, capability, capacities). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 能力 (ability, faculty, competence, capability, capacity), 潜在能力 (potential, latent faculties, potential capacities, potence, potency), 小器 (person of small capacities, small container), せんざいのうりょく (latent faculties, potential, potential capacities), しょうき (affectation, business opportunity, consciousness, desire to be impressive, god to ward off illness and misfortune), 能力の (capacities though, facultative, capacities-though). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kisuaheli | ujazo (capacity, capacities). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiswahili | ujazo (capacity, capacities). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | tehetség (facility, faculty, gift, ability, endowment). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | capacitate (capability, capacity, ability, capabilities, capaciousness). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | Kapasiteter (capacities). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Pali | 三根 (three capacities). Additional references: Pali, India, Myanmar, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | مقام (capacity, connection, dignity, eminence, office). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | مقام (capacity, connection, dignity, eminence, office). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | مقام (capacity, connection, dignity, eminence, office). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | pojemność (capacity, capacitance, capacities, content, tonnage). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | pojemność (capacity, capacitance, capacities, content, tonnage). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | pojemność (capacity, capacitance, capacities, content, tonnage). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | capacidades (capacities, abilities, capabilities). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | capacitate (capability, capacity, ability, capabilities, capaciousness). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | capacitate (capability, capacity, ability, capabilities, capaciousness). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | вместимост (capacities), иcпoльзoвaниe мoщнocти (utilization of capacities), обеспечение безопасности (enabling capacities, safety goals, Safing, security), соотношение возможностей и потребностей (capacities and needs matching), бaлaнc пpoизвoдcтвeнныx мoщнocтeй (balance of productive capacities), загрузка неиспользуемых производственных мощностей (absorption of idle capacities). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | vmestimost (capacities), icpolʹzovanie moshchnocti (utilization of capacities), obespechenie bezopasnosti (enabling capacities, safety goals, Safing, security), sootnoshenie vozmozhnostey i potrebnostey (capacities and needs matching), balanc ppoizvodctvennyx moshchnoctey (balance of productive capacities), zagruzka neispolʹzuemykh proizvodstvennykh moshchnostey (absorption of idle capacities). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | вместимост (capacities), иcпoльзoвaниe мoщнocти (utilization of capacities), обеспечение безопасности (enabling capacities, safety goals, Safing, security), соотношение возможностей и потребностей (capacities and needs matching), бaлaнc пpoизвoдcтвeнныx мoщнocтeй (balance of productive capacities), загрузка неиспользуемых производственных мощностей (absorption of idle capacities). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | vmestimost (capacities), icpolʹzovanie moshchnocti (utilization of capacities), obespechenie bezopasnosti (enabling capacities, safety goals, Safing, security), sootnoshenie vozmozhnostey i potrebnostey (capacities and needs matching), balanc ppoizvodctvennyx moshchnoctey (balance of productive capacities), zagruzka neispolʹzuemykh proizvodstvennykh moshchnostey (absorption of idle capacities). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | capacidades (capabilities, capacities, abilities, capability of an implementation, FORTRaN IV logical capabilities), Cupos (shares, allotments, capacities). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | asema (station, depot, site, stage, stop). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | asema (station, depot, site, stage, stop). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swahili | ujazo (capacity, capacities). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | kapaciteter (capacities). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | iktidar (capability, power, capacity, competence, ability), vasat nitelikler (moderate capacities). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | Об'їми (bulk, bulks, capacities, capacity). Additional references: Ukrainian, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | ob'їmi (bulk, bulks, capacities, capacity). Additional references: Ukrainian, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yue | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Yue, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yueh | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Yueh, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yuet Yue | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Yuet Yue, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yueyu | 身分 (capacities). Additional references: Yueyu, China, Brune, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zulu | thamo (capacities, capacity, swallow, swallows, volume). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zunda | thamo (capacities, capacity, swallow, swallows, volume). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, capacities. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “capacities” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | apacitiescay (capacities). Additional references: Pig Latin, capacities. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | capacitat (capacities). Additional references: Terran B, capacities. (volunteer) | |||
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