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capaciate |
capacify |
capacious |
capaciously |
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capacitance
| capacitance unit
| capacitate
| capacitive
| capacitor
| capacitor microphone
capacitance
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun capacitance has 2 senses
- capacitance(n = noun.phenomenon) capacity, electrical capacity - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored; Array is a kind of electrical phenomenon
- capacitance(n = noun.artifact) capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser - an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge; Array has particulars: bypass capacitor, bypass condenser, electrolytic, electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic condenser, leiden jar, leyden jar, trimmer, trimming capacitor
is a part of circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit, distributer, distributor, electrical distributor
is a kind of electrical device
CIDE DICTIONARY
capacitance, n.
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored. [WordNet 1.5]
- a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store electrical charge; the ratio of the charge on one plate of a capacitor to the potential difference between the plates. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capacitance, n. Electr.
1 the ability of a system to store an electric charge.
2 the ratio of the change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential.
1 the ability of a system to store an electric charge.
2 the ratio of the change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential.
Usage
Symb.: C.
Etymology
CAPACITY + -ANCE
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