キャパシタ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• キャパシター (kyapashitā)

Etymology

Transliteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English capacitor.

Originally spelled キャパシター (kyapashitā). As with other imported words ending in long "ā", the final vowel has shortened in more common usage, resulting in the current spelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲa̠pa̠ɕita̠]

Noun

キャパシタ • (kyapashita) 

1. (electronics) capacitor

Usage notes

This term is seldom used. The more common term for capacitor is コンデンサ (kondensa).

Synonyms

• コンデンサ (kondensa)
• 蓄電器(ちくでんき) (chikudenki)