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noun Electronics.

a capacitor used for stopping the passage of direct current from one circuit to another while allowing alternating current to pass.

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Also called coupling capacitor.

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How to use blocking capacitor in a sentence

Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country.
The Year’s Most Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis|Nina Strochlic|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This same fear has recently resurfaced as the number one excuse for blocking a proposed subway through Beverly Hills.
The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating L.A.|Geoff Manaugh|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rather, it was because Brown was allegedly “walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic.”
Why Darren Wilson Will Walk|Dean Obeidallah|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the next 10 times after that, I just started blocking people.
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up|Arthur Chu|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For starters, the Ello beta launched without any privacy controls or blocking options.
Ello, Is It You We’re Looking For?|Samantha Allen|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody notices you if you kneel down on the road to say your prayer, in spite of the fact that you are blocking the traffic.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Lawrence ordered one of the teamsters who had not entirely lost his head to swing his wagon across the road, blocking it.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The apparent impossibility of the project rose before him like a stone wall, blocking further progress.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Lafayette with a large army of French and Americans was already blocking the neck of the peninsula.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
In going through Sophoulis' equations, Lancaster found what he believed was the flaw that was blocking progress.
Security|Poul William Anderson