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What does capacitance mean?

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Noun
  1. (physics) 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).
  2. (physics) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
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Using equal capacitance of 12 to 16 microfarads per horsepower should result in a satisfactory balance.
A bilayer electrophysiological setup allowed for measurements of membrane conductance and capacitance.
Reactance, however, is a measure of the type of opposition to AC electricity due to capacitance or inductance.
You can increase the capacitance of a capacitor by making the plates larger.
They key to understanding how a varactor or varicap diode works is to look at what a capacitor is and what can change the capacitance.
Redistribution of ions within the electrode, causes a relatively slow change in the capacitance during voltage clamp.

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