noun
- an electrical component that stores electric charge temporarily
Usage: electronics
Examples
- The capacitor in the circuit stores energy when the switch is closed.
- Replace the faulty capacitor to fix the radio’s power supply.
- Large capacitors can hold dangerous amounts of electrical charge.
- The camera flash uses a capacitor to provide a burst of power.
- Engineers selected a 100-microfarad capacitor for the amplifier.
- The old television’s capacitor had leaked and needed replacement.