leyden jar

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Definitions of leyden jar words

noun leyden jar a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil. 1
noun leyden jar an early type of capacitor consisting of a glass jar with the lower part of the inside and outside coated with tin foil 0
noun leyden jar a condenser for static electricity, consisting of a glass jar with a coat of tinfoil outside and inside and a metal rod connecting with the inner lining and passing through the lid 0
noun leyden jar A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes. 0

before 1815

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First recorded in 1815-25; so called because invented in Leyden

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