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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

축전기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chukjeon-gi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Capacitor/kəˈpæs.ɪ.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"축전기는 전기를 일시적으로 저장하는 부품입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field.

    "The technician replaced the faulty capacitor on the motherboard to restore power stability."
  2. 2

    A device designed to introduce capacitance into an electrical circuit.

    "Larger capacitors are required in power supply units to smooth out voltage fluctuations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'capacitas' (capacity), evolving through the scientific revolution when electrical devices were termed 'condensers' before adopting 'capacitor' in the mid-19th century to denote a device that holds an electrostatic charge.

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