capacitor

CEFRC1

/kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    An electronic part that stores electrical energy temporarily.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

Examples

  • A capacitor allows current to flow through empty space.

  • How does one calculate the capacitance of a capacitor?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.

Synonyms

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The technician replaced the faulty blank to restore the circuit's energy storage ability.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From capacity + -or. Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.