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Meanings of capacitor in English
An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge.
Russian
электрический конденсатор Portuguese
condensador Catalan
condensador Spanish
condensador eléctrico Passive two-terminal electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.
Usage of capacitor in English
1
And then this is a capacitor that acts as a power buffer.
2
Right now, the capacitor is too big to operate inside a human.
3
The pulse comes from a very high voltage capacitor discharging very suddenly.
4
Suppose I had a wind generator that charged a battery or capacitor.
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The capacitor issue does not affect current Dell PCs, he said.
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A discharge of current signifies a 1, and the capacitor must be recharged.
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If you wanted to say a capacitor stores charge, that would be ok.
8
They also charge a capacitor, so the lights keep burning during short stops.
9
The electric charge on these plates creates an electric field inside the capacitor.
10
They have an explosive capacitor tip, delivers a shock on contact.
11
The simplest capacitor contains two parallel metal plates with nothing in between them.
12
What happens when you put an inductor and a capacitor in a circuit?
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To read a cell, the transistor is activated, triggering the capacitor.
14
Here is a parallel plate capacitor that isn't connected to anything.
15
You wrap your hand round the battery and capacitor and punch, like so.
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The most common way is with a parallel plate capacitor.
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Translations for capacitor
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Catalan
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Capacitor through the time
Capacitor across language varieties
United States of America
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