English Explanatory Dictionary

capacitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

Pronunciation

/kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/ /kəˈpæ.sə.tɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-capacitor.wav

Word forms

capacitor capacitors

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

condenser

Related words

capacitance capacity

Derived words

capacitorless capacitor plague electrolytic capacitor ferroelectric capacitor flux capacitor gimmick capacitor memcapacitor nanocapacitor pseudocapacitor supercapacitor ultracapacitor
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