Leiden jar

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• Leiden jar — noun an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Leyden jar • Hypernyms: ↑capacitor, ↑capacitance, ↑condenser, ↑electrical condenser …   Useful english dictionary

• Leiden — Leyden redirects here. For other uses, see Leyden (disambiguation) .Infobox Settlement official name = Leiden image size = 250px image caption = The Old Rhine in Leiden flag size = 120x100px image shield = Arms Leiden.jpg shield size = 120x100px… …   Wikipedia

• jar —    a traditional unit of electric capacitance, approximately equal to the capacitance of one of the Leiden jars used in electrical experiments as long ago as the eighteenth century. Benjamin Franklin is said to have measured the storage power of… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Leiden accumulator — The Leiden accumulator, created in 1745 was the first device that produced electric shock for medical purposes.Electricity was known to the Greeks, but it was after the Charterhouse schoolteacher Stephen Gray electrified a boy, probably one of… …   Wikipedia

• Leiden —  , Leyden  The first is the usual spelling for the Dutch town; the second for the scientific instrument known as a Leyden jar …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Leiden, Leyden —    The first is the usual spelling for the Dutch town, the second for the scientific instrument known as a Leyden jar …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• Leiden, Leyden —    The first is the usual spelling for the Dutch town, the second for the scientific instrument known as a Leyden jar …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• Leyden jar — The Leyden jar is a simple device that stores static electricity in large amounts. It was invented in 1745 by Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761), in Leiden, The Netherlands. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to… …   Wikipedia

• Leyden jar — Elect. 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. [1815 25; so called because invented in LEYDEN] * * * ▪ electrical instrument… …   Universalium

• Leyden jar — or Leyden vial n. [after LEIDEN, where invented] a condenser for static electricity, consisting of a glass jar with a coat of tinfoil outside and inside and a metal rod connecting with the inner lining and passing through the lid …   English World dictionary

• Ley|den jar — «LY duhn», a device for storing an electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for most of its height, with tin or aluminum foil and sealed with a stopper containing a metal rod. The rod is connected to the… …   Useful english dictionary