leyden jar

• شكل مبكر من المكثف الكهربائي يتكون من وعاء زجاجي مغطى من الداخل والخارج برقائق معدنية، ويُستخدم لتخزين الشحنة الكهربائية الساكنة. سُمي بهذا الاسم نسبة إلى مدينة لايدن الهولندية التي اختُرع فيها.

An early form of electrical capacitor consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil, used to store static electricity. Named after the city of Leiden, Netherlands, where it was invented.

1. Early electrical capacitorC2formal

   A device that stores static electricity, consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil, used in early electrical experiments.

   مكثف كهربائي قديم

   • The Leyden jar was one of the first devices invented to store electrical charge.
   • Benjamin Franklin used a Leyden jar in his famous kite experiment.
   • In the 18th century, scientists demonstrated the power of electricity using a Leyden jar.