Meaning Of The Word Capacitor

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capacitor
countable noun: A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.

capacitor in American English
a device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by a dielectric nonconductor, as glass, mica, plastic, or dry air, used for storing an electric charge; condenser
noun: a device for accumulating and holding a charge of electricity, consisting of two equally charged conducting surfaces having opposite signs and separated by a dielectric

capacitor in British English
noun: a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric

capacitor in Electrical Engineering
noun: A capacitor is a device consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a layer of insulating material, that has the ability to store electric energy.

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