[Ley.den jar] n [Leiden, Leyden, Netherlands] (1825): an electrical capacitor consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil and having the inner coating connected to a conducting rod passed through the insulating stopper
LEYDEN JAR
Meaning of LEYDEN JAR in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012