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capacitive.

Adjective
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

Relating to the storage of electric charge or to effects based on electrical capacitance.

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touch detected through a capacitance change; charge stored in an electrical component; signals coupled through an electric field; an electronic sensing principle

Words that belong together

  • a capacitive sensor
  • capacitive coupling
  • a capacitive touchscreen

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The capacitive sensor registered a hand approaching before it touched the panel.
A damaged shield increased capacitive coupling between the two signal lines.

Related words

capacitancecapacitorcapacitive sensing
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capacitive

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Non-gradable relational adjective; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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