capacitor

[ kuh-pas-i-ter ]

/ kəˈpæs ɪ tər /

noun Electricity.

a device for accumulating and holding a charge of electricity, consisting of two equally charged conducting surfaces having opposite signs and separated by a dielectric.

Also called condenser.

Origin of capacitor

First recorded in 1925–30; capacit(y) + -or²

Words nearby capacitor

capacitate, capacitation, capacitive, capacitive coupling, capacitive reactance, capacitor, capacity, capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade

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Example sentences from the Web for capacitor

"Nice job these babies got," commented Gaines as he checked the capacitor circuits.
The Small World of M-75|Ed M. Clinton, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for capacitor

capacitor

/ (kəˈpæsɪtə) /

noun

a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectricFormer name: condenser

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Cultural definitions for capacitor

capacitor

[ (kuh-pas-i-tuhr) ]

A device used in electrical circuits. The capacitor stores an electrical charge for short periods of time, and then returns it to the circuit.

Scientific definitions for capacitor

capacitor

[ kə-păs′ĭ-tər ]

An electrical device consisting of two conducting plates separated by an electrical insulator (the dielectric), designed to hold an electric charge. Charge builds up when a voltage is applied across the plates, creating an electric field between them. Current can flow through a capacitor only as the voltage across it is changing, not when it is constant. Capacitors are used in power supplies, amplifiers, signal processors, oscillators, and logic gates. Compare induction coil resistor.

单词	capacitor
释义	capacitor [ kuh-pas-i-ter ] / kəˈpæs ɪ tər / noun Electricity. a device for accumulating and holding a charge of electricity, consisting of two equally charged conducting surfaces having opposite signs and separated by a dielectric. Also called condenser. Origin of capacitor First recorded in 1925–30; capacit(y) + -or² Words nearby capacitor capacitate, capacitation, capacitive, capacitive coupling, capacitive reactance, capacitor, capacity, capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for capacitor "Nice job these babies got," commented Gaines as he checked the capacitor circuits. The Small World of M-75\|Ed M. Clinton, Jr. British Dictionary definitions for capacitor capacitor / (kəˈpæsɪtə) / noun a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectricFormer name: condenser Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for capacitor capacitor [ (kuh-pas-i-tuhr) ] A device used in electrical circuits. The capacitor stores an electrical charge for short periods of time, and then returns it to the circuit. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for capacitor capacitor [ kə-păs′ĭ-tər ] An electrical device consisting of two conducting plates separated by an electrical insulator (the dielectric), designed to hold an electric charge. Charge builds up when a voltage is applied across the plates, creating an electric field between them. Current can flow through a capacitor only as the voltage across it is changing, not when it is constant. Capacitors are used in power supplies, amplifiers, signal processors, oscillators, and logic gates. Compare induction coil resistor. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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