capacitor

Senso (Inglese)

An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

Concetti

condensatore

condensatore elettrico

sinonimi

condenser

capacitance

electrical condenser

consistence

consistency

density

refrigerator

C

electric condenser

refrigeratory

Nichicon

detonation capacitor

cap.

electric capacitor

capacitance of condenser

elec trostatic accumulator

closeness

Traduzioni

Kondensator

condensateur

condensador

condensador

capacitor

condensator

πυκνωτής

kondansatör

مكثف

condensador

condensor

kondensatör

mercek

sığa

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From capacity + -or.
Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.