capacitance
noun/kəˈpæsɪtəns/
/kəˈpæsɪtəns/
[uncountable] (physics)- the ability of a system to store an electrical charge
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- a comparison between change in electrical charge and change in electrical potential
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from capacity + -ance.
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