Capacitance vs. Capacity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Capacitance and Capacity
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Capacitance
Capacitance is the ratio of the amount of electric charge stored on a conductor to a difference in electric potential. There are two closely related notions of capacitance: self capacitance and mutual capacitance.
Capacity
The ability to receive, hold, or absorb something
The storage capacity of a car's trunk.
Capacitance
The ratio of charge to potential on an electrically charged, isolated conductor.
Capacity
The maximum amount that can be contained
A bin filled to capacity.
Capacitance
The ratio of the electric charge transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting potential difference between them.
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Capacity
The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability.
Capacitance
The property of a circuit element that permits it to store charge.
Capacity
The ability to do, make, or accomplish something; capability
A comedian's capacity for making people laugh.
Capacitance
The part of the circuit exhibiting capacitance.
Capacity
The maximum or optimum amount that can be produced
Factories operating below capacity.
Capacitance
The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
Capacity
The quality of being suitable for or receptive to specified treatment
The capacity of elastic to be stretched.
Capacitance
An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
Capacity
The position in which one functions; role
In your capacity as sales manager.
Capacitance
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored.
Capacity
Legal qualification or authority
The capacity to make an arrest.
Capacitance
A measure of the ability of a capacitor to store electrical charge; the ratio of the charge on one plate of a capacitor to the potential difference between the plates.
Capacity
(Electricity) Capacitance.
Capacitance
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Capacity
Filling a space with the most it can hold
A capacity crowd at the concert.
Capacitance
An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
Capacity
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
Capacity
A measure of such ability; volume
Capacity
The maximum amount that can be held
It was hauling a capacity load.
The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
A factory operating at less than full capacity.
Capacity
Capability; the ability to perform some task
Capacity
The maximum that can be produced.
Capacity
Mental ability; the power to learn
Capacity
A faculty; the potential for growth and development
Capacity
A role; the position in which one functions
Capacity
Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
Capacity
Electrical capacitance.
Capacity
(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
Capacity
Filling the allotted space.
There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.
Capacity
The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; - used in reference to physical things.
Had our great palace the capacityTo camp this host, we all would sup together.
The capacity of the exhausted cylinder.
Capacity
The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of understanding or feeling.
Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere passive operations of the mind]; its primary signification, which is literally room for, as well as its employment, favors this; although it can not be denied that there are examples of its usage in an active sense.
Capacity
Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
The capacity of blessing the people.
A cause with such capacities endued.
Capacity
Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
Capacity
Legal or moral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, wills, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
Capacity
Ability to perform or produce
Capacity
The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;
The capability of a metal to be fused
Capacity
The amount that can be contained;
The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Capacity
The maximum production possible;
The plant is working at 80 per cent capacity
Capacity
A specified function;
He was employed in the capacity of director
He should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary
Capacity
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive;
The capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes
Capacity
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Capacity
The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
Capacity
Tolerance for alcohol;
He had drunk beyond his capacity
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