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Definition of: capacitance
(kə·pas′ə·təns) noun Electr.
1. In a conductor or system of conductors, the ratio of electrical charge to a resulting potential.
2. That property of a body expressed by the amount of electricity required to give it a potential greater than its surroundings. [<CAPACI(TY) + (REAC)TANCE]
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