Capacitor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric. Also called condenser.
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  • n. An electronic component capable of storing an electric charge; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a device used in electronic circuits to hold electrical charge, consisting of two conducting plates separated by a nonconducting (dielectric) medium; it is characterized by its capacitance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    electrical device   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    condenser    electrical condenser   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    capacitors    resistor    capacitance    inductor    transformer   
     
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