capacitor
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.
Origin of capacitor
1- Also called condenser.
Words Nearby capacitor
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How to use capacitor in a sentence
His explications always track, even when expounding on “the flux capacitor” and other time-travel hooey.
Christopher Lloyd is still playing characters who are unhinged — and larger than life | Karen Heller | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostThough the capabilities of the flux capacitor are completely fictional and purely fun, there’s no shame in indulging in some sci-fi.
Prepare for time travel with this flux capacitor | Quinn Gawronski | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe post Prepare for time travel with this flux capacitor appeared first on Popular Science.
Prepare for time travel with this flux capacitor | Quinn Gawronski | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAluminum surfaces on the walls and ceiling would conduct electricity from capacitors as it travels back to a copper pole in the center of the room.
Xiaomi’s long-range wireless charger shows a glimpse of a cord-free future | Stan Horaczek | February 1, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe capacitor also powered a sensor that measured the saltiness of that person’s sweat.
Working up a sweat may one day power up a device | Carolyn Wilke | June 29, 2020 | Science News For Students
To return to his present day, his flux capacitor needed a providential shaft of lightning.
"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
/ (kəˈpæsɪtə) /
a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric: Former name: condenser
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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Cultural definitions for capacitor
[ (kuh-pas-i-tuhr) ]
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