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capacitor

/kəˈpæsɪtər/ noun · British & US
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What does capacitor mean?

noun

A device that stores electric charge, consisting of two conductors separated by an insulator, used to filter, regulate, or store electrical energy.

Example

"The capacitor in the circuit helped to filter out the noise and improve the signal quality."

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