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carrying capacity

Noun

Meaning

(transport) The number of people or things that a vehicle is designed to carry.

(ecology) The number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Animal population size, living standards, and resource depletion vary, but the concept of carrying capacity still applies. Source: Internet

Bags were sized by not only by their volume but by their carrying capacity. Source: Internet

The carrying capacity of cattle land in The Centre is two cows per square kilometre. Source: Internet

Every section of the house will have three high-speed and quiet elevators OTIS, two of them with the carrying capacity of up to 1,000kg. Source: Internet

As many as 1,000 persons are planned to be evacuated during the first trip, catering for Covid-related social distancing norms vis-a-vis the carrying capacity and medical facilities available onboard. Source: Internet

Another subtype is an island or bar formed by deposition of tiny rocks where water current loses some of its carrying capacity. Source: Internet

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