CAPACITANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capacitance mean? 

• CAPACITANCE (noun)
  The noun CAPACITANCE has 2 senses:

1. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

2. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

  Familiarity information: CAPACITANCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPACITANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

capacitance; capacity; electrical capacity

Hypernyms ("capacitance" is a kind of...):

electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

capacitance; capacitor; condenser; electrical condenser

Hypernyms ("capacitance" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capacitance"):

bypass capacitor; bypass condenser (a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies)

electrolytic; electrolytic capacitor; electrolytic condenser (a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte)

Leiden jar; Leyden jar (an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest)

trimmer; trimming capacitor (capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments)

Holonyms ("capacitance" is a part of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

distributer; distributor; electrical distributor (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)

 Context examples 

A unit of an electric capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad (10E-12 farad).

(Picofarad, NCI Thesaurus)

This structure acts as an electrical insulator that allows nerve impulses to travel faster by increasing the resistance and decreasing the capacitance over that found in unmyelinated nerve fibers.

(Myelin Sheath, NCI Thesaurus)

This results in reduced venous capacitance, distensibility, and emptying time; reduced capillary permeability; and increased capillary resistance. (Angiology 1994 Jun;45(6):419-2)

(Daflon 500, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor having an equal and opposite charge of one coulomb on each plate and a potential difference of one volt between the plates.

(Farad, NCI Thesaurus)