capacitance

indénombrable

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored, or an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge.

• 🇫🇷Phénomène électrique par lequel un système peut accumuler une charge électrique, ou propriété d'un composant électrique (comme un condensateur) de stocker de l'énergie sous forme de charge électrique.

1. Ability to store charge C1 formal scientific

   The ability of a system to store an electric charge, measured as the ratio of charge to potential difference.

   • The capacitor's capacitance is measured in farads.
   • Increasing the plate area raises the capacitance of the device.
   • The circuit's capacitance affects how quickly it can charge.

   🇫🇷capacité électrique

   Synonymes: capacity

2. Property of a capacitor C1 formal scientific

   The characteristic of a capacitor that determines how much electric charge it can store per unit voltage.

   • This component has a capacitance of 100 microfarads.
   • The engineer calculated the required capacitance for the filter.
   • A higher capacitance allows the capacitor to store more energy.

   🇫🇷Capacité électrique

   Synonymes: capacity

• capacitances plural form
• capacitances' possessive plural form
• capacitance's possessive singular form