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capacitance

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capacitance

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

— ca·pac·i·tive

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\-ˈpa-sə-tiv\ adjective

— ca·pac·i·tive·ly adverb

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