leyden : Idioms & Phrases

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leyden jar

  • noun an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest
    Leiden jar.
WordNet
Ley"den jar", Ley"den phi"al (Also<
  • Leyden jar
  • Leyden phial
)
Definitions
  1. (Elec.) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland.
Webster 1913