[1915–20; capacit(y) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, conditioning, decoder, feedback, neorealism-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, passive, sportive
Examples of 'capacitive' in a sentence
capacitive
Capacitive touchscreens, found mostly on the pricier smartphones, respond to the electrical properties of human skin.