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capacitor
ca·pac·i·tor [ kə pássitər ] (plural ca·pac·i·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
electrical storage component: an electrical component, used to store a charge temporarily, consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by a nonconductor dielectric
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