capacitance

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
2. (countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.

Opposite of

elastance

Synonyms

capacity

condenser

capacitor

C

electrical capacity

electrical condenser

holding capacity

inductance

measure of capacity

tankage

volume

cubic measure

electrostatic capacity

permittance

capacity measure

cap.

volume capacity

capacity volume

capacity-head curve

c

electric capacity

capability

capacitivity

container

content

cubic content

Translations

Kapazität

capacité électrique

capacitância

Kapazitanz

kapasitans

capacité

elektrische Kapazität

condensateur

Capacité électrique

capacità

capacitància

sığa

capacidade

capacitor

capacidad

Etymology

From capacity + -ance.