capacitor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /kəˈpæ.sə.tɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From capacity + -or. Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.
Meanings
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An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| capacitors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
nanocapacitor · memcapacitor · ferroelectric capacitor · capacitor plague · pseudocapacitor · ultracapacitor · electrolytic capacitor · gimmick capacitor · flux capacitor · capacitorless · supercapacitor
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Translations (70)
ko 축전기 (electronic component) · vi tụ điện (electronic component) · hy էլեկտրակուտակիչ (electronic component) · fr condensateur (electronic component) · crh kondensator (electronic component) · gl condensador (electronic component) · tl panlulan (electronic component) · ca condensador (electronic component) · ro condensator (electronic component) · eo kondensilo (electronic component) · hi कंडेनसर (electronic component) · ar مُكَثِّفَة (electronic component) · pl kondensator (electronic component) · pt condensador (electronic component) · ga toilleoir (electronic component) · he קַבָּל (electronic component) · eu kondentsadore (electronic component) · ko 캐패시터 (electronic component) · ru конденса́тор (electronic component) · id kapasitor (electronic component) · fa خازن (electronic component) · ar مُكَثِّف (electronic component) · es capacitor (electronic component) · lt kondensatorius (electronic component) · de Kondensator (electronic component) · is rafmagnsþéttir (electronic component) · hi कैपेसिटर (electronic component) · it condensatore (electronic component) · sh капацитор (electronic component) · hi संधारित्र (electronic component) · sh kapacitor (electronic component) · et kondensaator (electronic component) · ast capacitor (electronic component) · fi kondensaattori (electronic component) · id kondensator (electronic component) · is rafþéttir (electronic component) · az kondensator (electronic component) · pt capacitor (electronic component) · ja コンデンサ (electronic component) · ko 커패시터 (electronic component) · hu kondenzátor (electronic component) · el πυκνωτής (electronic component) · sk kondenzátor (electronic component) · mk кондензатор (electronic component) · sl kondenzator (electronic component) · ja キャパシタ (electronic component) · io kondensatoro (electronic component) · th คาปาซิเตอร์ (electronic component) · sh kondenzator (electronic component) · is þéttir (electronic component) · lv kondensators (electronic component) · sv kondensator (electronic component) · ar مُواسِع (electronic component) · tr kondansatör (electronic component) · sh кондензатор (electronic component) · cs kondenzátor (electronic component) · ast condensador (electronic component) · da kapacitor (electronic component) · hy կոնդենսատոր (electronic component) · da kondensator (electronic component) · ka კონდესატორი (electronic component) · nb kondensator (electronic component) · ko 캡 (electronic component) · nl condensator (electronic component) · cmn 電容器 /电容器 (electronic component) · bg кондензатор (electronic component) · es condensador (electronic component) · mi pūnga iahiko (electronic component) · km កុងដង់សាទ័រ (electronic component) · nn kondensator (electronic component)