capacitance
IPA: kʌpˈæsʌtʌns
noun
- (physics, 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).
- (physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
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Examples of "capacitance" in Sentences
- Scanning capacitance microscopy.
- Electrical capacitance tomography.
- All the energy is stored in the capacitance.
- As the voltage is halved, the capacitance is doubled.
- The change in capacitance is used to calibrate the strain on the specimen.
- The sensor capacitance is also related to stray capacitance in the system.
- Differing levels of humidity in the air change the capacitance of the air gap.