Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

capacitance

Syllabification: (ca·pac·i·tance)
Pronunciation: /kəˈpasitəns/
Definition of capacitance

noun

Physics
  • the ability of a system to store an electric charge.
  • the ratio of the change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential. (Symbol: C)

Origin:

late 19th century: from capacity + -ance

capacitance in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of capacitance in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite
Oxford Dictionaries Pro

For Oxford's best resources for writers, plus thesaurus, audio, and 1.9m examples.

Shop for an Oxford dictionary

Find the perfect Oxford dictionary for you in our online shop.
SHOP NOW ►

Word of the day

logomachy

/ lōˈgäməkē /
noun
an argument about words …