capacitor
pronunciation
How to pronounce capacitor in British English:
UK [kəˈpæsɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce capacitor in American English:
US [kəˈpæsɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
Word Origin
- capacitor (n.)
- "device which stores electricity," 1926, from capacity with Latinate agent-noun ending.
Example
- 1. See also : super capacitor could power phone , laptop for days
- 2. For a given voltage a capacitor will store a certain amount of charge .
- 3. A capacitor , super or otherwise , is made of two conductors separated by an insulator .
- 4. It used a transistor a resistor and a capacitor in the same configuration that kearns had designed .
- 5. The best example ofjapan 's technical strength is hard to see : a capacitor .