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Capacitor

Similar term(s): condenser.

Definition:

A capacitor is an electrical device that can store electrical energy and release it when needed.

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Various types of capacitors. From left: multilayer ceramic, ceramic disc, multilayer polyester film, tubular ceramic, polystyrene (twice: axial and radial), electrolytic. Major scale divisions are cm. Various types of capacitors

Source: Wikimedia Commons Condensators

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