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Leyden jar
noun
, Electricity.
- a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
Leyden jar
noun
- physics an early type of capacitor consisting of a glass jar with the lower part of the inside and outside coated with tin foil
Leyden jar
/ līd′n /
- An early device for storing electric charge that uses the same principle as a modern capacitor . It consists of a glass jar with conductive metal foil covering its inner and outer surfaces, with the glass insulating these surfaces from each other. The inner surface is charged (by an external source) through an electrode penetrating the top of the jar; the inner and outer foil layers can then hold an equal and opposite charge.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Leyden jar1
First recorded in 1815–25; so called because invented in Leyden
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Leyden jar1
C18: first made in Leiden
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