capacitor

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

Kondensator

condensateur

condensador

condensatore

condensador

capacitor

condensator

kondansatör

πυκνωτής

مكثف

condensador

condensor

condensatore elettrico

Capacité électrique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/

Etymology

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.