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Definition of capacitance - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
physicsTECH. property of storing electric charge in a systemTECH.
- The capacitance of the capacitor is measured in farads.
2.
electric propertyTECH. measure of charge needed to raise potential by one unitTECH.
- The capacitance was calculated to be 10 microfarads.
Expressions with capacitance
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unwanted ability of nearby parts to store electric charge together
Parasitic capacitance can slow high-speed signals on a crowded circuit board.
Origin of capacitance
Latin, capacitas (capacity)
Terms with capacitance included in their meaning
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physics
pertaining to electrostatic capacitance in devices
electronics
electrical capacitance
technology
undesired capacitance in electrical equipment
technology
unit of capacitance equal to one billion farads
physics
electrical property inverse of capacitance
technology
capacitor using an electrolyte for capacitance
physics
unit of electrical capacitance in the SI system
measurement
unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
technology
unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad
electronics
unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
physics
opposition to AC current flow by inductance or capacitance
electrical circuits
resonance in a circuit with series inductance and capacitance
technology
semiconductor device that varies capacitance with voltage
Examples of capacitance in a sentence
Capacitance affects the performance of electronic devices. The engineer measured the capacitance of the new circuit. Capacitance is crucial in designing electronic components.
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- French:capacité, ...
- German:Kapazität, ...
- Italian:capacità, ...
- Spanish:capacitancia, ...
- Portuguese:capacitância, ...
- Chinese:电容, ...
- Japanese:静電容量, キャパシタンス, ...
- Arabic:سَعَة كَهْرَبائِيَّة, سِعَة, ...
- Hebrew:קִיבּוּל, ...
- Russian:емкость, ёмкость, ...
- Ukrainian:ємність, місткість, ...
- Hindi:धारिता, कैपेसिटेंस, ...
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