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ca⋅pac⋅i⋅tive

  [kuh-pas-i-tiv]
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–adjective Electricity.
pertaining to capacitance.
Origin:
1915–20; capacit(y) + -ive

Related forms:
ca⋅pac⋅i⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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ca·pac·i·tance   (kə-pās'ĭ-təns)   
n.  

  1. Symbol C The ratio of charge to potential on an electrically charged, isolated conductor.

  2. Symbol C The ratio of the electric charge transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting potential difference between them.

    1. The property of a circuit element that permits it to store charge.

    2. The part of the circuit exhibiting capacitance.


[capacit(y) + -ance.]
ca·pac'i·tive (-tĭv) adj., ca·pac'i·tive·ly adv.
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