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capacity vs volume

volume vs capacity

capacity and volume both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capacity Yes No No No
volume Yes No No No
As nouns, volume is a hypernym of capacity; that is, volume is a word with a broader meaning than capacity:
  • capacity: the amount that can be contained
  • volume: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
capacity (noun) volume (noun)
the maximum production possible physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
a specified function the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
capability to perform or produce the property of something that is great in magnitude
tolerance for alcohol a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored a relative amount
the amount that can be contained
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Difference between capacity and volume

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