Capacitance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəpˈæsɪtəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪpɪtˌaləʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪpɪtˌaləʊs/

4 syllables Say it as /kəpˈæsɪtəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condenser capacitor electrical capacity electrical condenser capacity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kapazität

ein elektrisches Phänomen, bei dem eine elektrische Ladung gespeichert wird

🇪🇸Spanish

capacidad

Fenómeno eléctrico mediante el cual se almacena una carga eléctrica.

🇮🇹Italian

capacità

un fenomeno elettrico per cui viene immagazzinata una carica elettrica

🇳🇱Dutch

capaciteit

een elektrisch fenomeen waarbij een elektrische lading wordt opgeslagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

capacitância

um fenômeno elétrico pelo qual uma carga elétrica é armazenada

🇷🇺Russian

емкость

электрическое явление, при котором сохраняется электрический заряд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाई

एक विद्युत घटना जिससे विद्युत आवेश संग्रहित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাপাসিট্যান্স

একটি বৈদ্যুতিক ঘটনা যার মাধ্যমে একটি বৈদ্যুতিক চার্জ সংরক্ষণ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளளவு

மின் கட்டணம் சேமிக்கப்படும் ஒரு மின் நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

కెపాసిటెన్స్

విద్యుత్ ఛార్జ్ నిల్వ చేయబడే ఒక విద్యుత్ దృగ్విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमता

एक विद्युतीय घटना ज्याद्वारे विद्युत शुल्क साठवले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષમતા

એક વિદ્યુત ઘટના જેમાં ઇલેક્ટ્રિક ચાર્જ સંગ્રહિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

ವಿದ್ಯುದಾವೇಶವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കപ്പാസിറ്റൻസ്

ഒരു വൈദ്യുത ചാർജ് സംഭരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വൈദ്യുത പ്രതിഭാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਰੱਥਾ

ਇੱਕ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੀਕਲ ਵਰਤਾਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਚਾਰਜ ਸਟੋਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہلیت

ایک برقی رجحان جس کے تحت برقی چارج ذخیرہ کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

电容

储存电荷的电现象

🇯🇵Japanese

キャパシタンス

電荷が蓄積される電気現象

🇰🇷Korean

정전 용량

전하가 저장되는 전기적 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điện dung

một hiện tượng điện trong đó điện tích được lưu trữ

🇹🇭Thai

ความจุ

ปรากฏการณ์ทางไฟฟ้าโดยประจุไฟฟ้าถูกเก็บไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kapasitansi

fenomena listrik dimana muatan listrik disimpan

🇵🇭Filipino

kapasidad

isang electrical phenomenon kung saan nakaimbak ang isang electric charge

🇲🇾Malay

kemuatan

fenomena elektrik di mana cas elektrik disimpan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السعة

ظاهرة كهربائية يتم من خلالها تخزين شحنة كهربائية

🇮🇷Persian

ظرفیت

یک پدیده الکتریکی که در آن بار الکتریکی ذخیره می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kapasitans

bir elektrik yükünün depolandığı elektriksel bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיבול

תופעה חשמלית לפיה מאוחסן מטען חשמלי

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