capacitor
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown[1] but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈpæ.sə.tɚ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]capacitor (plural capacitors)
- (electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
- 2021 December, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits[1], Elenco, page 27:
- 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.
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[edit]electronic component
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Noun
[edit]capacitor m (plural capacitores)
- (Brazil) capacitor
- Synonym: (Portugal) condensator
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English capacitor.
Noun
[edit]capacitor n (plural capacitoare)
- capacitor
- Synonym: condensator
Declension
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | capacitor | capacitorul | capacitoare | capacitoarele | |
genitive-dative | capacitor | capacitorului | capacitoare | capacitoarelor | |
vocative | capacitorule | capacitoarelor |
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kapaθiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.θiˈt̪oɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kapasiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.siˈt̪oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧pa‧ci‧tor
Noun
[edit]capacitor m (plural capacitores)
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