Weight vs. Capacity

Weight vs. Capacity — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Weight and Capacity

Weightnoun

The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

Capacitynoun

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

Weightnoun

An object used to make something heavier.

Capacitynoun

A measure of such ability; volume

Weightnoun

A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

Capacitynoun

The maximum amount that can be held

It was hauling a capacity load.The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
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Weightnoun

Importance or influence.

Capacitynoun

Capability; the ability to perform some task

Weightnoun

(weightlifting) A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.

He's working out with weights.

Capacitynoun

The maximum that can be produced.

Weightnoun

(physics) Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

Capacitynoun

Mental ability; the power to learn

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Weightnoun

(statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

Capacitynoun

A faculty; the potential for growth and development

Weightnoun

(topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.

Capacitynoun

A role; the position in which one functions

Weightnoun

(typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

Capacitynoun

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

Weightnoun

(visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.

Capacitynoun

Electrical capacitance.

Weightnoun

(visual art) The illusion of mass.

Capacitynoun

(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.

Weightnoun

(visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.

Capacityadjective

Filling the allotted space.

There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.

Weightnoun

Pressure; burden.

the weight of care or business

Capacitynoun

ability to perform or produce

Weightnoun

The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

Capacitynoun

the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;

the capability of a metal to be fused

Weightnoun

Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.

He was pushing weight.

Capacitynoun

the amount that can be contained;

the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons

Weightverb

(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Capacitynoun

the maximum production possible;

the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity

Weightverb

To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.

Capacitynoun

a specified function;

he was employed in the capacity of directorhe should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary

Weightverb

(transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

Capacitynoun

(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

Weightverb

To assign weights to individual statistics.

Capacitynoun

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

Weightverb

(transitive) To bias something; to slant.

Capacitynoun

the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

Weightverb

To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

Capacitynoun

tolerance for alcohol;

he had drunk beyond his capacity

Weightverb

To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

Weightnoun

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

Weightnoun

sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

Weightnoun

the relative importance granted to something;

his opinion carries great weight

Weightnoun

an artifact that is heavy

Weightnoun

an oppressive feeling of heavy force;

bowed down by the weight of responsibility

Weightnoun

a system of units used to express the weight of something

Weightnoun

a unit used to measure weight;

he placed two weights in the scale pan

Weightnoun

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Weightverb

weight down with a load

Weightverb

present with a bias;

He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders