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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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