n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' pa-s ə -t ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: capacity
Date: 1893
1 a : the property of an electric nonconductor that permits the storage of energy as a result of the separation of charge that occurs when opposite surfaces of the nonconductor are maintained at a difference of potential b : the measure of this property that is equal to the ratio of the charge on either surface to the potential difference between the surfaces
2 : a part of a circuit or network that possesses capacitance
– ca · pac · i · tive \ - ' pa-s ə -tiv \ adjective
– ca · pac · i · tive · ly adverb