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capacitive

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to capacitance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From capacity + -ive.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: capacitatiu — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電容的 /电容的 (diànróng de) — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電容性的 /电容性的 (diànróngxìng de) — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Finnish: kapasitiivinen — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • French: capacitif — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • German: kapazitiv — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Hungarian: kapacitív — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Indonesian: kapasitif — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Portuguese: capacitivo — electrostatics: of capacitance
  • Romanian: capacitiv — electrostatics: of capacitance