English-Dutch translations for capacity

• capaciteit
  De capaciteit was eenvoudigweg uitgeput. The capacity was simply exhausted.
  De extra capaciteit op dit terrein is enorm. Extra capacity in this sphere is huge.
  Punt 5: Instellingen en onze capaciteit. Point 5: Institutions and our capacity.
• capaciteiten
  Zij beschikt evenwel over de nodige capaciteiten en de nodige personele middelen om hierin verandering te brengen. She has sufficient capacity and resources for this not to be the case.
  Europa is zwak. Het beschikt noch over een gemeenschappelijk buitenlands beleid, noch over militaire capaciteiten. Europe is weak: it has no common foreign policy and no military capacity.
• condensatorcapaciteit
• hoedanigheid
  Wie weet in welke hoedanigheid ik wellicht terug zal keren! Goodness knows in what capacity I might come back!
  We hoeven niet te definiëren wat de "wetgevende hoedanigheid” is. We need to define what the 'legislative capacity' is.
  Sta mij toe om daar in mijn nationale hoedanigheid op te reageren. Allow me to react to those words in my national capacity.

Definition of capacity

• The ability to hold, receive or absorb
• The maximum amount that can be held
• Capability; the ability to perform some task
• Mental ability; the power to learn
• A role; the position in which one functions
• Electrical capacitance
• Filling the allotted space

Examples

• It was hauling a capacity load.
• The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
• Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
• There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.

Related words

• incapacity
• overcapacity
• biocapacity
• capacity-building
• capacity for leadership
• capacity utilization rate
• capacity to contract
• capacity creep
• capacity factor