[0811] capacity

[보카길라잡이]

n. pl. ca·pac·i·ties

1. 1. The ability to receive, hold, or absorb.
   2. Abbr. c. A measure of this ability; volume.
2. The maximum amount that can be contained: a trunk filled to capacity.
3. 1. Ability to perform or produce; capability.
   2. The maximum or optimum amount that can be produced: factories operating below capacity.
4. The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability.
5. Innate potential for growth, development, or accomplishment; faculty. See Synonyms at ability.
6. The quality of being suitable for or receptive to specified treatment: the capacity of elastic to be stretched.
7. The position in which one functions; role: in your capacity as sales manager.
8. Legal qualification or authority: the capacity to make an arrest.
9. Electricity. Capacitance.

adj.

Filling a space with the most it can hold: a capacity crowd at the concert.

capacity

n 1: ability to perform or produce [ant: incapacity]

2: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" [syn: capability]

3: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: content]

4: the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"

5: a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

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"

7: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored [syn: capacitance, electrical capacity]

8: the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior [syn: mental ability] [ant: incapacity] 9: tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"

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capacious

adj : large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"

capacity

1.(심신의) 능력,정신능력

2. 포용력,수용력, 도량

3. (건물의) 수용인원; 정원

4. 용량,용적  

--- 마치 다의어 처럼 보이죠?

그러나 다의어가 아니라 한가지 뜻입니다.

즉, cap 는 take (가지다,취하다)의 뜻을 가지는 어근이므로 take의 의미에서 모두 분화된

뜻입니다.

1. 사람에게 쓰면 포용력, 도량, 이것이 약간 확장되어 심신의 능력, 정신능력

2. 건물에 쓰면 수용인원, 학급이나 단체에 쓰면 정원

3. 담는 그릇 등에 쓰면 용량 

(이상의 공통점은 " 받아들이는 것의 크기" 입니다.

차이는 받아들이는 주체가 무엇이냐에 대한 차이가 있는 것이죠)

[마스터현태]

capacity (심신의)능력 ;포용력 수용력

[아라왕비님]

capacity 정신능력, 포용력,수용력,도량,수용인원,정원,용량,용적

[고냉이짱]

capacity 능력, 자격, 용량, 수용력, 수용인원

[영짱이되는그날까지]

수용력, 포용력, 도량 / 능력, 정신능력/ 용적, 용량/ 수용인원, 정원