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 \-ˈpa-sə-tiv\ adjective

— ca·pac·i·tive·ly adverb