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Leyden jar   /lˈaɪdən dʒɑr/   Listen
Leyden jar

noun
1.
An electrostatic capacitor of historical interest.  Synonym: Leiden jar.





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... Electricity. Leyden Jar. Voltaic or Galvanic Electricity. Voltaic Pile; How Made. Plus and Minus Signs. The Common Primary Cell. Battery Resistance. Electrolyte and Current. Electro-magnetic Electricity. Magnetic Radiation. Different Kinds of Dynamos. Direct Current Dynamos. Simple Magnet Construction. How to Wind. ...
— Electricity for Boys • J. S. Zerbe
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... state of slavery, while these influences are exerted and their power is given, yet it must be more or less a latent power. Slavery gives no opportunity for its exhibition. It is like throwing electric sparks into the Leyden jar; it might seem that as they flash and disappear, that all the power is lost, but when the proper conditions are fulfilled the unseen force, slowly gathered, puts itself forth with prodigious energy. When the impulse ...
— The Future of the Colored Race in America • William Aikman
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Words linked to "Leyden jar" :   electrical condenser, capacitor, condenser, capacitance, Leiden jar


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