Word
capacitance
Phoneticsca·pac·i·tance
US/kəˈpæsətəns/
UK/kəpˈæsɪtəns/
Definition
n. the ability of a material or object to store an electric charge. It is measured in a unit called a farad.
n. the ability of a system to store an electric charge. It is defined as the ratio of the electric charge stored on a conductor to the potential difference applied to it.
Examples
“The capacitor has a high capacitance to hold more charge.”
“Engineers must calculate the total capacitance of the circuit to ensure the power supply remains stable.”
“The capacitance of the parallel-plate capacitor increases as the distance between the plates decreases, following the inverse relationship dictated by the permittivity of the dielectric material.”
Examples
simple
“The capacitor has a high capacitance to hold more charge.”
contextual
“Engineers must calculate the total capacitance of the circuit to ensure the power supply remains stable.”
complex
“The capacitance of the parallel-plate capacitor increases as the distance between the plates decreases, following the inverse relationship dictated by the permittivity of the dielectric material.”
Etymology
From capacity + -ance.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.