the property of a system that enables it to store electric charge
2.
a measure of this, equal to the charge that must be added to such a system to raise its electrical potential by one unit
Symbol: C Former name: capacity
Derived forms
capacitive (caˈpacitive)
adjective
capacitively (caˈpacitively)
adverb
Word origin
C20: from capacit(y) + -ance
capacitance in American English
(kəˈpæsɪtəns)
noun
Electricity
that property of a capacitor which determines how much charge can be stored in it for a given potential difference between its terminals, equal to the ratio of the charge stored to the potential difference and measured in farads
abbrev. C
Word origin
capacity + -ance
capacitance in Electrical Engineering
(kəpæsɪtəns)
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
Capacitance is the ability of a system of electrical conductors and insulators to store electric charge when a potential difference exists between the conductors.
The symbol for capacitance is C.
Capacitance is expressed as a ratio of the electrical charge stored to the voltage across theconductors.
Capacitance is a physical property of the capacitor and does not depend on circuit characteristicsof voltage, current, and resistance.
Capacitance is the ability of a system of electrical conductors and insulators to store electriccharge when a potential difference exists between the conductors.
Examples of 'capacitance' in a sentence
capacitance
Any change in the voltage, resistance, or capacitance anywhere on the line and he'd know it.