ca·pac·i·tor
(kə-pasi-tər)
(kə-pasi-tər)n.
An electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric.Also called condenser.
capacitorcutaway of a can-style electrolytic capacitor
- selectiveness
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