capacity vs capacitance

capacitance vs capacity

capacity and capacitance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capacity	Yes	No	No	No
capacitance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capacity and capacitance are synonyms defined as:

capacity and capacitance: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

Other synonyms of capacity include electrical capacity.

capacity (noun)	capacitance (noun)
the maximum production possible	an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
a specified function	an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
capability to perform or produce
tolerance for alcohol
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
the amount that can be contained
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

Difference between capacity and capacitance

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