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    capacitor

    US /kəˈpæsɪtɚ/

    ・

    UK /kəˈpæsɪtə(r)/

    C1
    n.NounDevice that can temporarily store electric charge
    This capacitor contains at least two semiconductors

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    1.21 Gigawatts - Back to the Future (6/10) Movie CLIP (1985) HD

    03:161.21 Gigawatts - Back to the Future (6/10) Movie CLIP (1985) HD
    • ...channel it into the flux capacitor...

      ...channel it into the flux capacitor...

    • If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work.

      If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work.

    B1

    The iPhone Forever Changed the RF Filter

    22:22The iPhone Forever Changed the RF Filter
    • Siemens found that SAW filters were good, low-cost replacements for the old coil-and-capacitor-based filters in their TV sets.

      Siemens found that SAW filters were good, low-cost replacements for the old coil-and-capacitor-based filters in their TV sets.

    • Then in 1975, TV companies like Philips, Plessy and Siemens found that saw filters were good low cost replacements for the old coil and capacitor based filters in their TV sets.

      Then in 1975, TV companies like Philips, Plessy and Siemens found that saw filters were good low cost replacements for the old coil and capacitor based filters in their TV sets.

    B1

    Back to the Future (5/10) Movie CLIP - I'm From the Future

    03:23Back to the Future (5/10) Movie CLIP - I'm From the Future
    • That's when you got the idea for the flux capacitor which...

      That's when you got the idea for the flux capacitor which...

    • And that's when you came up with the idea for the flux capacitor, which is what makes time travel possible.

      And that's when you came up with the idea for the flux capacitor, which is what makes time travel possible.

    A2

    A Conversation with Elon Musk

    48:42A Conversation with Elon Musk
    • So obviously, if you could make a capacitor that had anywhere near the energy density of a battery, and

      So obviously, if you could make a capacitor that had anywhere near the energy density of a battery, and

    • They had the energy density of a lead-acid battery, which for a capacitor, that's a big deal.

      They had the energy density of a lead-acid battery, which for a capacitor, that's a big deal.

    B1

    How Engineers Are Beating Nature

    03:45How Engineers Are Beating Nature
    • capacitor! Roll that into tubes and it's super strong! Layer it with copper and you get a

      capacitor! Roll that into tubes and it's super strong! Layer it with copper and you get a

    • but organized into a lattice at the molecular level, then you get graphene—a one-atom thick, perfect electrical capacitor.

      but organized into a lattice at the molecular level, then you get graphene—a one-atom thick, perfect electrical capacitor.

    B1

    ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3: First Details Revealed | THR News

    03:38‘Stranger Things’ Season 3: First Details Revealed | THR News
    • and get your reflux capacitor ready, because during the panel itself, it was revealed that a pop culture reference in the season will be the classic 1985 film Back to the Future.

      and get your reflux capacitor ready, because during the panel itself, it was revealed that a pop culture reference in the season will be the classic 1985 film Back to the Future.

    • Oh, and get your flux capacitor ready, because during the panel itself,

      Oh, and get your flux capacitor ready, because during the panel itself,

    B1

    Top 10 Things You Missed In Stranger Things Season 5 So Far

    13:04Top 10 Things You Missed In Stranger Things Season 5 So Far
    • With the book containing heavy themes of time travel, the flux capacitor reference, and with Mr.

      With the book containing heavy themes of time travel, the flux capacitor reference, and with Mr.

    • With the book containing heavy themes of time travel, the Flux Capacitor reference, and with Mr.

      With the book containing heavy themes of time travel, the Flux Capacitor reference, and with Mr.

    B2

    Capacitors Explained - The basics how capacitors work working principle

    08:42Capacitors Explained - The basics how capacitors work working principle
    • Do not touch the terminals of a capacitor as it can cause an electric shock.

      Do not touch the terminals of a capacitor as it can cause an electric shock.

    • So what is a capacitor?

      So what is a capacitor?

    B2

    Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Basics of Plasmas & Types of Tools (Part 2 of 4)

    23:18Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Basics of Plasmas & Types of Tools (Part 2 of 4)
    • And that's a way RF current gets across a capacitor, where we build up a charge on one side of a capacitor, and the two plates of the capacitor, the charge on one side induces a charge on the other side, and we have basically an oscillating charge across the capacitor.

      And that's a way RF current gets across a capacitor, where we build up a charge on one side of a capacitor, and the two plates of the capacitor, the charge on one side induces a charge on the other side, and we have basically an oscillating charge across the capacitor.

    • And that's the way RF current gets across a capacitor and there's where we—we build up a charge on one side of a capacitor, uh, and—and the other—on the two plates of the capacitor.

      And that's the way RF current gets across a capacitor and there's where we—we build up a charge on one side of a capacitor, uh, and—and the other—on the two plates of the capacitor.

    B2

    Por que os primeiros computadores eram feitos de lâmpadas

    17:02Por que os primeiros computadores eram feitos de lâmpadas
    • Combinando alguns diodos e um capacitor, obtinha-se uma corrente contínua relativamente estável.

      Combinando alguns diodos e um capacitor, obtinha-se uma corrente contínua relativamente estável.

    • Combinando alguns diodos e um capacitor, obtinha-se uma corrente contínua relativamente estável.

      Combinando alguns diodos e um capacitor, obtinha-se uma corrente contínua relativamente estável.

    B2