capacitance
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ca·pac·i·tance
(kə-păs′ĭ-təns)n.
1. Symbol C
a. The ratio of charge to potential on an electrically charged, isolated conductor.
b. The ratio of the electric charge transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting potential difference between them.
2.
a. The property of a circuit element that permits it to store charge.
b. The part of the circuit exhibiting capacitance.
[capacit(y) + -ance.]
ca·pac′i·tive (-tĭv) adj.
ca·pac′i·tive·ly adv.
capacitance
(kəˈpæsɪtəns)n
Symbol: C Former name: capacity 1. (Electronics) the property of a system that enables it to store electric charge
2. (Units) a measure of this, equal to the charge that must be added to such a system to raise its electrical potential by one unit
[C20: from capacit(y) + -ance]
caˈpacitive adj
caˈpacitively adv
ca•pac•i•tance
(kəˈpæs ɪ təns)n.
1. the ratio of the charge on either conductor of a capacitor to the potential difference between the conductors.
2. the property of being able to collect a charge of electricity. Symbol: C
[1905–10]
capacitance
A system’s electrical capacity for storing an electric charge.
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