leyden jar

Questions about leyden jar

What is another word for leyden jar?

It depends which leyden jar you mean. In the sense “an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest”, the synonyms are Leiden jar. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of leyden jar?

WordNet records no antonym for leyden jar. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for leyden jar come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of leyden jar

• Full entry for leyden jarAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for leyden jarWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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