different between batterie vs capacitor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French batterie, from battre (“to hit”). Doublet of battery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæt??i/ (or as French, below)
• Homophone: battery

Noun

batterie (plural batteries)

1. (dance) A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
2. (music) The percussion section of an orchestra or band, the battery; marching instruments in a drumline, as opposed to the pit.

Synonyms

• (display of virtuosity): battu

References

• “battery” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

Etymology

Old French baterie, from batre (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.t?i/

Noun

batterie f (plural batteries)

1. (military) battery
2. (music) percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie
3. battery (electricity storing device)
4. (dance) batterie
5. (agriculture) battery

Descendants

Further reading

• “batterie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

batterie f

1. plural of batteria

Anagrams

• batterei

Middle French

Etymology

Old French baterie.

Noun

batterie f (plural batteries)

1. battery (ensemble of artillery)

Descendants

• ? English: battery

English

Etymology

capacity + -or

Capacitor replaced the term condenser (coined by Alessandro Volta in 1782) to disambiguate it from steam condenser. The coiner is unknown but the change was recommended in 1926 by British Standard Glossary of Terms in Electrical Engineering.

Noun

capacitor (plural capacitors)

1. (electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

Synonyms

• condenser

Coordinate terms

• varactor

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

Portuguese

Noun

capacitor m (plural capacitores)

1. capacitor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kapa?i?to?/, [ka.pa.?i?t?o?]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kapasi?to?/, [ka.pa.si?t?o?]

Noun

capacitor m (plural capacitores)

1. capacitor