- 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 surfaces2: a part of a circuit or network that possesses capacitance
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ca·pac·i·tive
\-ˈpa-sə-tiv\ adjective
— ca·pac·i·tive·ly adverb