Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capacitive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: ca-pac-i-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.

Example Sentences

"Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications."
"A line voltage detector unit ascertains where the supply is 25 kV. or 6.25 kV. and appropriate connections of the transformer primary winding are made through voltage-sensitive relays fed from a capacitive potential divider."

Etymology

From capacity + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: capacity

Inflected Forms

more capacitive (comparative) most capacitive (superlative)

Derived Forms

capacitively capacitivity electrocapacitive magnetocapacitive piezocapacitive pseudocapacitive supercapacitive

Phrases

capacitive coupling

Questions

What does capacitive mean?: Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.
Where does capacitive come from?: From capacity + -ive.

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