capacitive

adjective

ca·​pac·​i·​tive kə-ˈpa-sə-tiv 

variants or less commonly capacitative

kə-ˈpa-sə-ˌtā-tiv

: of or relating to capacitance

capacitively adverb

Word History

Etymology

capacitive from capacity entry 1 + -ive; capacitative from capacitate + -ive

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