Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Thumbstall

👉 The term "thumbstall" is a technical term used in electrical engineering to describe the behavior of a capacitor when it is connected across its terminals. When a capacitor is connected across its terminals, it acts as an open circuit and thus generates no current. In essence, this phenomenon occurs because the voltage drop across the capacitor is equal to the source voltage minus the capacitance (C), which results in a zero potential difference between the plates of the capacitor. This zero potential difference means that the capacitor

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