leyden jar

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   an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest

   SynonymsLeiden jar

   Broadercapacitor

Questions about leyden jar

What does leyden jar mean?

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

What is another word for leyden jar?

Close synonyms include Leiden 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 leyden jar a common word?

leyden 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.