WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•pac•i•tance (kə pas′i təns),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]- Electricitythe ratio of an impressed charge on a conductor to the corresponding change in potential.
- Electricitythe ratio of the charge on either conductor of a capacitor to the potential difference between the conductors.
- Electricitythe property of being able to collect a charge of electricity. Symbol: C
- capacit(y) + -ance 1905–10
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capacitance /kəˈpæsɪtəns/ n - the property of a system that enables it to store electric charge
- a measure of this, equal to the charge that must be added to such a system to raise its electrical potential by one unit
Former name: capacity Etymology: 20th Century: from capacit( y) + -ancecaˈpacitive adj caˈpacitively adv