ca|pac|i|tance

ca|pac|i|tance
ca|pac|i|tance «kuh PAS uh tuhns», noun.
1. the property of a capacitor that determines the amount of electrical charge it can receive and store; capacity.
2. a) the ratio of the charge of electricity imparted to a conductor to the resulting potential, commonly expressed in farads. b) the ratio of the charge of electricity on either of two conductors which have received equal and opposite charges to the resulting difference of potential between them.
3. the ability of a circuit or of a condenser to maintain the flow of alternating electric current.
[< capacit(y) + -ance]

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