capacitances

Electrical storage capacities

Capacitances is the plural of capacitance, the ability of a system to store electric charge.

In electronics, capacitance measures how much charge a capacitor can hold at a given voltage: The circuit designer calculated the capacitances of each component.

Different materials and configurations yield different capacitances, affecting how circuits filter signals or store energy.

electrical

farads

Capacitance measurement units

microfaradsCapacitance measurement units
picofaradsCapacitance measurement units
dielectricPolarizable electrical non-conductor

capacitors · voltage · circuits · electrodes · energy storage · impedance · reactance · coupling · decoupling · bypass

measurement

multimeter

Combined electrical measuring device

calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
toleranceWillingness to accept difference
readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations

values · specifications · datasheet · nominal · parasitic · stray · distributed · testing · instrumentation · precision

biological

cell membranes

Lipid bilayer enclosing cells

neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
action potentialNeuron's rapid electrical discharge
electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science

bioelectricity · synaptic · excitability · conductance · depolarization · nerve impulse

engineering

layout

Spatial arrangement of elements

traceMinute remnant or pursue
shieldingProtecting from harm
interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs

EMI · high frequency · antenna · transmission line · compensation · stability

Opposites

electrical property type

capacitancesinductances

Measures of magnetic storage

resistances · dissipations · losses

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