Capacitor

Noun CEFR B2

kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolcapacitor condensador

Françaiscondensateur

DeutschKondensator

31 more languages

العربيةالمكثّف مكثّف مُكَثَّفَة

Bosanskikapacitor kondenzator кондензатор

Catalàcondensador

Češtinakondenzátor

Ελληνικάπυκνωτής

Esperantokondensilo

Eestikondensaator

Euskarakondentsadore

Suomikondensaattori

Gaeilgetoilleoir

עבריתקבל

Hrvatskikapacitor kondenzator кондензатор

Magyarkondenzátor

Bahasa Indonesiakapasitor kondensator

Íslenskaþéttir

Italianocondensatore

日本語キャパシタコンデンサ

ქართულიკონდესატორი

한국어축전기 캐패시터 캡커패시터

Македонскикондензатор

Nederlandscondensator

Polskikondensator

Portuguêscapacitor condensador

Românăcondensator

Русскийконденсатор

Српскиkapacitor kondenzator кондензатор

Svenskakondensator

Tagalogpanlulan

Türkçekondansatör

Tiếng Việttừ điển

Examples

“By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency. […] It is possible to pick ⟳ resistors and capacitors that will make ⟳ the pitch higher than humans can hear ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

capacitor plague Capacitors capacitron capacity capacity crowd capacity planning

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