capacitive meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

capacitive

adj

Etymology From capacity + -ive.

Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.

Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications.
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:

Derived terms: capacitive coupling, capacitively, capacitivity, electrocapacitive, magnetocapacitive, piezocapacitive, pseudocapacitive, supercapacitive