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nounan electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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nounan electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
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- f the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates
- trimmer capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
- resonator an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
- farad the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates
- transposition (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
- elastance the reciprocal of capacitance
- millifarad a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad
- electrical elastance the reciprocal of capacitance
- picofarad a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
- abfarad a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads