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capacitanceOne entry found. Main Entry: ca·pac·i·tance Pronunciation: \kə-ˈpa-sə-tən(t)s\ Function: noun Etymology: capacity Date: 1893 1 a : the property of an electric nonconductor that permits the storage of energy as a result of the separation of charge that occurs when opposite surfaces of the nonconductor are maintained at a difference of potential b : the measure of this property that is equal to the ratio of the charge on either surface to the potential difference between the surfaces — ca·pac·i·tive \-ˈpa-sə-tiv\ adjective — ca·pac·i·tive·ly adverb
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