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Meaning of "capacitor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPACITOR

capacitor  [kəˈpæsɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPACITOR

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determiner
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Capacitor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPACITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

capacitor

Capacitor

A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store energy electrostatically in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors separated by a dielectric. The conductors can be thin films of metal, aluminum foil or disks, etc. The 'nonconducting' dielectric acts to increase the capacitor's charge capacity. A dielectric can be glass, ceramic, plastic film, air, paper, mica, etc. Capacitors are widely used as parts of electrical circuits in many common electrical devices. Unlike a resistor, a capacitor does not dissipate energy. Instead, a capacitor stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field between its plates. When there is a potential difference across the conductors, an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing positive charge to collect on one plate and negative charge to collect on the other plate. If a battery has been attached to a capacitor for a sufficient amount of time, no current can flow through the capacitor. However, if an accelerating or alternating voltage is applied across the leads of the capacitor, a displacement current can flow.

Definition of capacitor in the English dictionary

The definition of capacitor in the dictionary is a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric Former name: condenser.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPACITOR


bedsitter
ˈbedˌsɪtə
circiter
ˈsɜːsɪtə
compulsitor
kəmˈpʌlsɪtə
cursitor
ˈkɜːsɪtə
elicitor
ɪˈlɪsɪtə
Exeter
ˈɛksɪtə
house-sitter
ˈhaʊsˌsɪtə
placita
ˈplæsɪtə
simpliciter
sɪmˈplɪsɪtə
sitter
ˈsɪtə
solicitor
səˈlɪsɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPACITOR

capability
Capablanca
capable
capableness
capably
capacious
capaciously
capaciousness
capacitance
capacitate
capacitation
capacities
capacitive
capacitively
capacity
capacity attendance
capacity audience
capacity booking
capacity crowd
caparison

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPACITOR

auditor
competitor
compositor
creditor
editor
electrolytic capacitor
excitor
exhibitor
expositor
inhibitor
janitor
managing editor
monitor
Official Solicitor
progenitor
senior editor
text editor
traitor
trimming capacitor
visitor

Synonyms and antonyms of capacitor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capacitor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPACITOR

Find out the translation of capacitor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capacitor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capacitor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电容器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

condensador
570 millions of speakers

English

capacitor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संधारित्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكثف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конденсатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capacitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাপাসিটরের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

condensateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapasitor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kondensator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンデンサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

커패시터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapasitor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tụ điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்தேக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संधारित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kondansatör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

condensatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kondensator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конденсатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condensator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυκνωτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapasitor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kondensator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kondensator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capacitor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPACITOR»

The term «capacitor» is very widely used and occupies the 21.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPACITOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capacitor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPACITOR»

Discover the use of capacitor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capacitor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Demystifying Switched Capacitor Circuits
This book helps engineers to grasp fundamental theories and design principles by presenting physical and intuitive explanations of switched-capacitor circuits.
Mingliang (Michael) Liu, 2006
2
The Capacitor Handbook
This book also has a very comprehensive Glossary and Index. The Selection Guidelines and the Symbols and Equations sections have the answers to all of your daily application questions. This book is one in a series of component handbooks.
Cletus J. Kaiser, 1995
3
Reconfigurable Switched-Capacitor Power Converters: ...
This book provides readers specializing in ultra-low power supply design for self-powered applications an invaluable reference on reconfigurable switched capacitor power converters.
Dongsheng Ma, Rajdeep Bondade, 2012
4
Multirate Switched-Capacitor Circuits for 2-D Signal Processing
Since they are in the discrete-time domain, the book can be also referred to the digital multirate signal processing.
Wang Ping, José E. Franca, 1997
5
Design of Very High-Frequency Multirate Switched-Capacitor ...
In order to tackle physical IC imperfections at very high frequency, this work discusses the circuit design and layout techniques for high-speed Switched-Capacitor (SC) circuits.
Ben U Seng Pan, Rui Paulo da Silva Martins, Jose de Albuquerque Epifanio da Franca, 2006
6
High Dielectric Constant Polymer Nanocomposites for Embedded ...
In this research, material and process innovations were explored to design and develop conductive filler/polymer nanocomposites based on nanoparticles with controlled parameters to fulfill the balance between sufficiently high-k and low ...
Jiongxin Lu, 2008
7
Introduction to the Design of Transconductor-Capacitor Filters
This book serves as an excellent reference for researchers and design engineers, and is suitable for use as the textbook for advanced courses on the subject.
Jaime E. Kardontchik, 1992
8
Design of Low-Voltage CMOS Switched-Opamp Switched-Capacitor ...
Specifically, the book presents a novel multi-phase switched-opamp technique together with new system architectures that are critical in improving significantly the performance of switched-capacitor systems at low supply voltages: *A ...
Vincent S.L. Cheung, Howard Cam H. Luong, 2003
9
Power System Capacitors
This is a valuable tool for any power system engineer in industry, utilities, consulting, and practical power system evaluation.
Ramasamy Natarajan, 2005
10
Power Quality in Power Systems and Electrical Machines
Research over the past several decades has shown that proper placement of shunt-capacitor banks can reduce the losses caused by reactive currents [1–34]. In addition to the reduction of energy and peak-power losses, effective capacitor  ...
Ewald Fuchs, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPACITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capacitor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Niobium nanowire breakthrough could boost performance of …
So an alternative is to go to a combination of a battery and a capacitor. The battery for long-term, low-power functions, and the capacitor for ... «The Stack, Jul 15»
2
State soybean association shows off water-quality tools
Why, right behind the flux capacitor, of course. Actually, the machine — known as an ion chromatograph — is a device which can separate and ... «Newton Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Ever asked repairers to come to your home? Beware of these ruses
A young man came and said the capacitor of the machine was not working properly and needed to be replaced with a new one at VND250,000 ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
4
Triac and quadrac design innovations can simplify LED lighting control
... Littelfuse Q6008LH1LED or Q6012LH1LED Series, because the only components required are a firing/triggering capacitor, a potentiometer, ... «New Electronics, Jul 15»
5
Cleaning up our Hudson
The company is removing large concentrations of the poisonous compound that it dumped into the Hudson from its capacitor plant in Fort ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
6
Omnidirectional free space wireless charging developed
... and receiving) magnetic dipole coils, placed in parallel, with each coil having a ferrite core and connected with a resonant capacitor. «ECNmag.com, Jul 15»
7
Photo Release -- Digital Power Corporation Announces the Release …
This family of products features a series of highly efficient, high power and compact capacitor charger power supplies. These products charge ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
8
K'du Sec-tech To Get 3000 Seating Capacitor Multi Purpose …
The old students' association of Koforidua Secondary Technical is to construct a three thousand capacitor multipurpose assembly hall to ... «Peace FM Online, Jul 15»
9
Recent research into the multilayer ceramic capacitor market …
eramic capacitor is endowed with the alternate layers of ceramic and metal. The ceramic material acts as a dielectric. Demand for these ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
10
Better 10Bester! 2016 Mazda 3 Drops Price, Adds Stuff
To go all the way, you may then add the $2600 Technology package, which brings a capacitor-based brake-energy recapture system, radar ... «Car and Driver, Jul 15»

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