Capacitive vs Capacity - What's the difference?
capacitive | capacity |
Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance
The ability to hold, receive or absorb
A measure of such ability; volume
The maximum amount that can be held
Capability; the ability to perform some task
The maximum that can be produced.
Mental ability; the power to learn
A faculty; the potential for growth and development
A role; the position in which one functions
Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
Electrical capacitance.
(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
Filling the allotted space.
* 2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited,
As adjectives the difference between capacitive and capacity
is that capacitive is of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance while capacity is filling the allotted space.As a noun capacity is
the ability to hold, receive or absorb.capacitive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications.
Derived terms
* capacitively * capacitivity ----capacity
English
Noun
(capacities)- It was hauling a capacity load.
- The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
- Its capacity''' rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum '''capacity was 200 tons per hour.
Synonyms
* throughput * See alsoDerived terms
* capacitance * capacitation * capacitorAdjective
- There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.
London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
- At an overcast Eton Dorney, roared on by a capacity crowd including Prince Harry and Prince William, the volume rose as they entered the final stages.