конденса́тор — meaning in English
kondensator
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English meaning
- capacitance noun The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
- capacitor noun An electronic component that stores electrical energy, typically made from two conductive plates separated by an insulating layer.
- condenser noun A device that turns a gas into a liquid, often part of a cooling or refrigeration system.
Senses
конденса́тор is used for these senses in English:
- capacitance (physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
- capacitor (electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.
- condenser (process engineering) A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
- condenser (optics) A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
capacitance — full definition
- noun The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
- noun An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.