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Leyden jar

US/ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/

Leyden jar noun: a glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.

leyden jar: a glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes
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Noun

Leyden jar (plural Leyden jars)

  1. (historical) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
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Leyden jar meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Indonesian

Leyden jar in Tamil

glass jar used to accumulate static electricity
லேய்டின் கொள்கலன் lēyṭiṉ koḷkalaṉ

Leyden jar in Kannada

ಲೈಡನ್ ಜಾಡಿ, ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸಂಚಾಯಕ, ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕಂಡೆನ್ಸರ್

Leyden jar in Arabic

glass jar used to accumulate static electricity
قَارُورَة لَيْدَن

Leyden jar in Indonesian

glass jar used to accumulate static electricity
Tabung Leyden, Tabung Leiden
More languagesFewer languages
Leyden jar in Vietnamese
chai Leiden, chai Leyden

Synonyms of Leyden jar

Forms of Leyden jar

pluralLeyden jars
alternative formLeiden jar

Origin of Leyden jar

Named after the city of Leiden (in the Netherlands), where it was invented.

Questions about Leyden jar

What does Leyden jar mean?
Leyden jar means a glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
What is Leyden jar in Tamil?
Leyden jar in Tamil is லேய்டின் கொள்கலன் (lēyṭiṉ koḷkalaṉ). See Leyden jar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Leyden jar?
Leyden jar is a noun.
How do you pronounce Leyden jar?
Leyden jar is pronounced /ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of Leyden jar?
The plural of Leyden jar is Leyden jars.

Words near Leyden jar in the dictionary

  1. Leybournes
  2. Leyburn
  3. Leycester
  4. Leycett
  5. Leyden
  6. Leyden jar
  7. Leyden jars
  8. Leyden phial
  9. Leyden phials
  10. leydetite
  11. Leydig

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Leyden jar (page history and authors); Leyden Jar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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