leyden jar

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Leyden phial

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Leiden jar electric battery electrostatic accumulator holtz jar electric capacitor electric condenser electrostatic condenser electrostatic reservoir capacitor battery capacitor jar capacitor reservoir electrostatic capacitor franklin jar electric jar electric reservoir
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Hypernyms

capacitor condenser capacitance electrical condenser

Examples

A Leyden jar typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal terminal projecting vertically through the jar lid to make contact with the inner foil. Source: Internet

History Discovery of the Leyden jar in Musschenbroek's lab. Source: Internet

It was actually first invented by Ewald Georg von Kleist the year before, but the name "Leyden jar" stuck. Source: Internet

Storage of the charge "Dissectible" Leyden jar, 1876 It was initially believed that the charge was stored in the water in early Leyden jars. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Leycesteria formosa Leycett Leyden leyden phial leydetite Leydig cell