capacitor
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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.
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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.
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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
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Declension of capacitor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) capacitor | capacitorul | (niște) capacitoare | capacitoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) capacitor | capacitorului | (unor) capacitoare | capacitoarelor |
vocative | capacitorule | capacitoarelor |
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kapaθiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.θiˈt̪oɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kapasiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.siˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧pa‧ci‧tor
Noun edit
capacitor m (plural capacitores)