capacitive
pertaining to electrical capacitance, or the property of being able to collect and hold a charge of electricity.
exhibiting or relying on electrical capacitance: smartphones with capacitive touchscreens that react to electrical impulses generated by your finger.: Compare resistive (def. 2).
Origin of capacitive
1- Sometimes ca·pac·i·ta·tive [kuh-pas-i-tey-tiv] /kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪ tɪv/ .
Other words from capacitive
- ca·pac·i·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby capacitive
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How to use capacitive in a sentence
Its onboard controls include a multifunctional dial for volume and headphone control, as well as a silent capacitive button for quick muting, which is particularly convenient for live streaming and gaming applications.
The best USB microphones are the perfect streamlined setup for content creators | Jay Cabrera | October 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe back of the mic has the USB-C port and the minijack headphone output and there’s a capacitive Mute button on the top of the mic for silencing the microphone input.
Elgato says that the capacitive Mute button is to mute yourself silently.
This is why some carmakers have tried to nudge drivers toward various swipe-to-change capacitive touch volume controls, only to learn from hard experience that drivers detest those.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe Nest Audio has three capacitive, touch-sensitive zones on top of the device that act as buttons.
Google’s Nest Audio sounds remarkably good for a $99 smart speaker | Stan Horaczek | October 6, 2020 | Popular-Science
So it's some kind of digified, high-tech, touch-capacitive glass, a là Minority Report?
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