LEYDEN JAR


Meaning of LEYDEN JAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-d ə n- ]

noun

Etymology: Leiden, Leyden, Netherlands

Date: 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 an insulating stopper

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