Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 11 compound words that contain capacity. The most common are listed below. Open capacity in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- carrying capacityThe number of people or things that a vehicle is designed to carry.
- heat capacityThe capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
- Capacity-building
- Storage capacity
- Production capacity
- specific heat capacityThe heat capacity per unit mass.
- legal capacityThe ability of a person to make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.
- Official capacity
- Maximum Capacity
- capacity planningThe process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products.
- capacity utilizationThe percentage of the capacity of a device or system that is being used productively.
- vital capacityThe maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.
- breaking capacityThe current that a fuse, circuit breaker, or other electrical apparatus is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric arc with unacceptable duration.
- field capacityThe amount of water content retained in soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased.
- cubic capacityA volume; especially the volume of a cylinder head when the piston is at its lower dead centre.
- capacity utilization rateThe percentage of the capacity of a device or system that is being used productively.
- lung capacitylung volume
- capacity crowdThe maximum number of people possible to watch an event in a venue.
- Shannon capacitySynonym of Shannon limit: The theoretical maximum information transfer rate of a communication channel, given a particular noise level.
- molar heat capacityThe heat capacity of a given substance divided by its amount, measured in moles.
- heat capacity ratioThe ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure to the heat capacity at constant volume. It is typically denoted by γ or k.
- diminished capacitySynonym of diminished responsibility: A defense by which the defendant argues that, although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable, as their mental functions were impaired.
- bio-capacityAlternative spelling of biocapacity: The capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.
- capacity crowdsplural of capacity crowd: The maximum number of people possible to watch an event in a venue.
- capacity utilization ratesplural of capacity utilization rate: The percentage of the capacity of a device or system that is being used productively.
Compound words 11
- capacitiveOf or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.
- overcapacityA capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed.
- ampacityThe root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually a wire) can carry within a specific environment (including temperature rating, power loss, heat dissipation, etc.) It is measured in amperes (amps) and is most often …
- biocapacityThe capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.
- capacitatorcapacitor
- pseudocapacityThe capacity of a pseudocapacitor
- subcapacityA usage that is less than the capacity of a system
- supercapacityThe capacity of a supercapacitor
- supracapacitygreater that something's capacity
- uncapacityA lack of capacity or ability; incapacity.