capacitor
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capacitor
- /kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/ UK
- /kəˈpæ.sə.tɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From capacity + -or.
Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.
noun capacitors
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An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
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.
Similar: condenser
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: condenser, electrical condenser, inductor, dielectric, farad, feedthrough, microfarad, mfd, evaporator, stream, flux, flow, inflow, influx, shroud, switched
Translations
Every language
noun electronic component
| Español | condensador, capacitor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 커패시터 keopaesiteo, 캐패시터 kaepaesiteo, 축전기 chukjeon'gi, 캡 kaep |
| 日本語 | コンデンサ kondensa, キャパシタ kyapashita |
| 中文 | 電容器 /电容器 diànróngqì |
| हिन्दी | संधारित्र sandhāritra, कंडेनसर kaṇḍensar, कैपेसिटर kaipesiṭar |
| Português | condensador, capacitor |
| Français | condensateur |
| Deutsch | Kondensator |
| Italiano | condensatore |
| Ελληνικά | πυκνωτής pyknotís |
| Română | condensator |
| Русский | конденса́тор kondensátor |
| Tiếng Việt | tụ điện |
| العربية | مُكَثِّف mukaṯṯif, مُكَثِّفَة mukaṯṯifa, مُواسِع mūsiʕ |
| עברית | קַבָּל kabal |
Talk about this word "capacitor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capacitor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capacitor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capacitor "capacitor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capacitor.Cite this
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title = {capacitor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capacitor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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