leiden jar

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   an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest

   SynonymsLeyden jar

   Broadercapacitor

Questions about leiden jar

What does leiden jar mean?

leiden jar means "an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest".

What is another word for leiden jar?

Close synonyms include Leyden jar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leiden jar a common word?

leiden jar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.