transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈpa-sə-tən(t)s ]
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 -ˈpa-sə-tiv adjective
• ca·pac·i·tive·ly adverb