A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.
capacitor in British English
(kəˈpæsɪtə)
noun
a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric
Former name: condenser
capacitor in American English
(kəˈpæsətər)
noun
Electricity
a device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by a dielectric nonconductor, as glass, mica, plastic, or dry air, used for storing an electric charge; condenser
capacitor in Electrical Engineering
(kəpæsɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) capacitors
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
A capacitor is a device consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a layer of insulating material, that has the ability to store electric energy.
Even if you disable the device from the power supply some capacitors are able to store a charge for a long time.
The amount of charge that the capacitor can hold depends on the area of the two plates and the distance between them.
A capacitor is a device consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a layer of insulatingmaterial, that has the ability to store electric energy.
coupling capacitor
Other types of capacitorbypass capacitorcoupling capacitorelectrolytic capacitor
All related terms of 'capacitor'
blocking capacitor
a capacitor that blocks the passage of direct current but allows alternating current to pass
bypass capacitor
a capacitor which provides a low-impedance path for alternating current while not passing any direct current
coupling capacitor
A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that is used to transmit an alternating current signal from one node to another.
trimming capacitor
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electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor is an electrical capacitor with an electrolyte between the two plates.