capacitor

English

Etymology

capacity +‎ -or

Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown[1] but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.

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Noun

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.

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References
  1. Giovanni Saggio, Principles of Analog Electronics, p. 123, CRC Press, 2014 →ISBN.

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.pa.siˈtoʁ/ [ka.pa.siˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.pa.siˈtoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.pa.siˈtoʁ/ [ka.pa.siˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.pa.siˈtoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.pɐ.siˈtoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.pɐ.siˈto.ɾi/

Noun

capacitor m (plural capacitores)

  1. (Brazil) capacitor
    Synonym: (Portugal) condensator

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English capacitor.

Noun

capacitor n (plural capacitoare)

  1. capacitor
    Synonym: condensator

Declension
Declension of capacitor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) capacitor capacitorul (niște) capacitoare capacitoarele
genitive/dative (unui) capacitor capacitorului (unor) capacitoare capacitoarelor
vocative capacitorule capacitoarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kapaθiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.θiˈt̪oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kapasiˈtoɾ/ [ka.pa.siˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧pa‧ci‧tor

Noun

capacitor m (plural capacitores)

  1. capacitor
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