the ability of a system to store an electrical chargeCapacitance is measured in a unit called farad.

1893, from capacity + -ance.

The constant of proportionality between charge and potential difference for systems of conductive bodies. The capacitance in Farads is the charge in Coulombs which must be communicated to raise the po [..]

Capacitance, in electricity, is the capability of a body, system, circuit, component or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of a stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. The resulting unit of capacitance is designated as the farad. In an electric circuit the component device des [..]

The measure of the amount of electrical charge that is held by a capacitor. Measured in farads.

An electrical component's ability to store electrical charges. (Post Production)

The capacitance of a physical capacitor is measured by this procedure: Put equal and opposite charges on the capacitor's plates and then measure the potential between the plates. Then C = |Q/V|, [..]

The ratio of the electrostatic charge on a conductor to the potential difference between the conductors required to maintain that charge.

The capacitance measured from one conductor to another conductor through a single insulating layer.

The capacitance between two conductors (typically of a pair) with all other conductors, including shield and short circuited to ground.

A energy storage device that is formed wherever an insulator separates two conductors between which a voltage difference exists. Capacitance is measured in "Farads".

  The ability to store an electric charge.

An element (capacitor) in an electrical circuit capable of separating charges and storing electrical energy. In cells, membranes have capacitor properties contributing to the storage of electrochemical energy (ion gradients).

The ability of a cable to hold an electric charge. Its value is usually stated in Picofarads/foot.

The ability of a component or material to store an electrostatic charge; measured in farads. Because the farad is a very large quantity, capacitance in electronic applications is usually expressed in [..]

The amount of electrical energy

The value in microfarads of a capacitor or condenser.

The ratio of the charge on either plate of a capacitor to the potential difference between the plates. capacitive reactance. Reactance in an a-c circuit containing capacitance which causes a lagging v [..]

(n) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored(n) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

 - 1) The ratio of an impressed charge on a conductor to the corresponding change in potential. 2)The ratio of the charge on either conductor of a capacitor to the potential difference between the conductors. 3) The property of being able to collect a char

property of a conductor or a pair of conductors which tells how good it is at holding separated charge for a given potential (in the case of one conductor) or potential difference for a pair of conductors. Defined as the quotient: charge divided by potential (difference). The usual symbol is C (printed in italics in books - don't confuse it wi [..]

The ability of a component to store an electrical charge.

The ability of a circuit to store electrical energy as a charge. This is known as a capacitive circuit.

Measure of a capacitor's ability to store a charge.

The property in a system of conductors and dielectrics that permits the storage of electrically separated charges whenever a difference in potential exists between the conductors. Capacitance is undesirable in copper wire cable because it interferes with signals travelling on the wire by opposing the desired flow of current.

The amount of electrical energy stored for a given electric potential.

As the measure of electrical storage potential of a capacitor, the unit of capacitance is the farad, but typical values are expressed in microfarads.

A measure of the ability of a device to store charge per unit of voltage applied across the device. C=Q/V Farads.

    The ability of two conductors separated by an insulator to store an electrical charge; measured in farads (F).  Capacitive reactance (XC)      The opposition that a capacitor offers to alternating current.  This opposition, in the form of a counter electromotive force (cemf),is expressed in ohms.

The measurement of how much charge can be stored in a capacitor. Capacitance is measured in Farads (F). Since 1F is a very large amount of capacitance, a more common unit is the microfarad or 1/100000 [..]

Referring to capacitance measurement on piezoelectric sample, the capacitance value obtained with sample being totally free of mechanical constraint during measurement process.

Referring to capacitance measurement on a piezoelectric sample, the capacitance value obtained with sample being totally constrained from motion (i.e., "clamped") during measurement.

A physical property of all AC circuits that opposes a change in voltage; measured in farads.

The capacity of a media (wire, cable, resistor, bus) to store an electrical charge. Capacitance is measured in farads.

The property of an electric circuit to store energy by means of an electrostatic field and release it at a later time.

The property of an electric device that permits the storage of energy as a result of electric displacement when opposite surfaces of conductive plates are maintained at a difference of potential. In a [..]

 Property of an electrical component able to store electrostatic charge, like a battery.

The ratio of the electrostatic charge on a conductor to the potential difference between the conductors required to maintain that charge.

A property that measures the ability of a conductor to hold electrical charge, measured in farads (F).  Junction capacitance is related to the rise time of the photodiode. The smaller the capacitance, [..]

The ability of a substrate to retain an electrical charge.

The measure of a Blood Vessel's ability to increase the volume of Blood it holds without a large increase in Blood Pressure. The vascular capacitance is equal to the change in volume divided by t [..]

If a voltage V exists between two separate electrically conductive bodies with the charge Q, the capacitance C is obtained from the quotient of these values. The most important technical application o [..]

a material’s ability to store electric charge.

The capacity of an electric nonconductor that permits the storage of energy when opposite surfaces are maintained at a difference of potential. Measured at 1.0 Hz unless other wise stated.

Property of nonconductor (condenser or capacitor) that permits storage of electrical energy in an electrostatic field.

Electrical entity which describes the amount of charge a capacitor can store. Unit: farad (F).

Capacitance is the capability of a component to store electrical charge, such as a capacitor. Anny object or component that can be electrical charged exhibits capacitance.

The ability of a capacitor to store an electrical charge. The basic unit of capacitance is the Farad.

The tendency of matter to store electrical energy is referred to as the capacitance.

That property of a capacitor which determines how much charge can be stored in it for a given potential difference between its terminals, measured in farads, by the ratio of the charge stored to the p [..]

The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.

The property of an electrical circuit that opposes changes in voltage. Also refer to the dictionary of Capacitor Terms. That property of a system of conductors and dielectrics that permits the storage [..]

The property of an electric current that permits the storage of electrical energy in an electrostatic field and the release of that energy at a later time.

The ability of a system of electrical conductors and insulators to store electric charge when a potential difference exists between the conductors. It is expressed as a ratio of the electrical charge stored to the voltage across the conductors. [Unit: farad or F]

(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'''); [..]