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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCapacity
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The maximum amount that something can contain.
"The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin capacitas, from capax (able to hold much), stemming from capere (to take, hold). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Middle French capacité, initially denoting physical volume before broadening to mental and functional ability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Capacity" is said worldwide
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capacité
Transliteration: kapasite
"Le stade a une capacité de 50 000 places."
Kapazität
Transliteration: kapatsitet
"Das Stadion hat eine Kapazität von 50.000 Plätzen."
capacità
Transliteration: kapatchita
"Lo stadio ha una capacità di 50.000 posti."
capacidad
Transliteration: kapasidad
"El estadio tiene una capacidad de 50.000 espectadores."
capacidade
Transliteration: kapasidadji
"O estádio tem capacidade para 50.000 pessoas."
क्षमता
Transliteration: kshamta
"स्टेडियम की क्षमता पचास हजार दर्शकों की है।"
容量
Transliteration: róngliàng
"这个体育场的容量是五万人。"
용량
Transliteration: yongryang
"그 경기장의 수용 인원은 5만 명이다."
容量
Transliteration: yōryō
"そのスタジアムの収容人数は5万人です。"
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