ca·pac·i·tance 
(kə-păsĭ-təns)
(kə-păsĭ-təns)n.
1. Symbol C
a. The ratio of charge to potential on an electrically charged, isolated conductor.
b. The ratio of the electric charge transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting potential difference between them.
2.
a. The property of a circuit element that permits it to store charge.
b. The part of the circuit exhibiting capacitance.
[CAPACIT(Y) + -ANCE.]
ca·paci·tive (-tĭv) adj.
ca·paci·tive·ly adv.