Meanings
comparative more capacitive · superlative most capacitive
- Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.
Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications.
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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.
1959 June, “The opening of the Colchester-Clacton-Walton electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 307
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Translations
Catalan capacitatiu
- capacitatiuelectrostatics: of capacitance
Chinese Mandarin 電容的 /电容的, 電容性的 /电容性的
- 電容的 /电容的 (diànróng de)electrostatics: of capacitance
- 電容性的 /电容性的 (diànróngxìng de)electrostatics: of capacitance
Finnish kapasitiivinen
- kapasitiivinenelectrostatics: of capacitance
French capacitif
- capacitifelectrostatics: of capacitance
German kapazitiv
- kapazitivelectrostatics: of capacitance
Hungarian kapacitív
- kapacitívelectrostatics: of capacitance
Indonesian kapasitif
- kapasitifelectrostatics: of capacitance
Polish pojemnościowy
- pojemnościowyelectrostatics: of capacitance
Portuguese capacitivo
- capacitivoelectrostatics: of capacitance
Romanian capacitiv
- capacitivelectrostatics: of capacitance
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capacitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacitive
“capacitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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