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Noun
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an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
Usage examples
- The energy used in each pulse is stored in a capacitor.
- Variable capacitors are considered of the highest quality when they have silver-plated plates.
- Inductors block high-frequency signals and conduct low-frequency signals, while capacitors do the reverse.
- However, instead of using a flywheel for energy storage the Capabus utilized electric capacitors.
- Each crossing of metal lines is a ferroelectric capacitor and defines a memory cell.
- Trimmable chip capacitors are built up as multilayer plate capacitors.
- Mostly resistors and capacitors.
- The capacitor and resistor form a low-pass filter to filter out the carrier frequency.
- Derating curves are included in data sheets for such capacitors.
- Cylindrical capacitors marked with bands may look like resistors.