leiden_jar has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] (physics) an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest

Synonyms

Leyden_jar

Used in print

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

Thus , 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist , 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke , 1782 produced the condenser of Volta , and 1801 the voltaic_pile .

Related terms

capacitor

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