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語源

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.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kəˈpæ.sɪ.tə/
• (General American) IPA: /kəˈpæ.sə.tɚ/

名詞

capacitor (plural capacitors)

1. (electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
   • 2021 December, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits‎, Elenco, page 27:

     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.

同意語

• condenser

等位語

• varactor

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