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Coulomb vs Capacitance - What's the difference?

coulomb | capacitance |

As nouns the difference between coulomb and capacitance

is that coulomb is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C while capacitance is 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).

coulomb

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
  • He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.
  • Jewelry: pendant. From the homophone for Coulomb in Russian, ?????.
  • Derived terms

    * (l) English eponyms ----

    capacitance

    Noun

  • (physics, uncountable) 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).
  • (physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
  • Derived terms

    * capacitation