capacitance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
  2. An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

capacitance capacitances

Etymology

From capacity + -ance.

Translations

Finnish: kapasitanssi Finnish: kondensaattori Polish: pojemność elektryczna Russian: конденса́тор
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