Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-pas-i-ter]
- /kəˈpæs ɪ tər/
- /kəˈpæs.ɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-pas-i-ter]
- /kəˈpæs ɪ tər/
Definitions of capacitor word
- countable noun capacitor A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge. 3
- noun capacitor a device for accumulating electric charge, usually consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric 3
- noun capacitor 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 3
- noun capacitor 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. 3
- noun capacitor 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. 1
- noun capacitor A device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator. 1
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Origin of capacitor
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; capacit(y) + -or2
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Parts of speech for Capacitor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
capacitor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
capacitor usage trend in Literature
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