Capacitor vs. Inductor — What's the Difference?

A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals.

An inductor, also called a coil, choke, or reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it. An inductor typically consists of an insulated wire wound into a coil.

A device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.

A device that functions by or introduces inductance into an electric circuit.

An electric circuit element typically consisting of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric, used to store charge temporarily or to filter signal frequencies. Also called condenser.

The chemical reactant that initiates or accelerates an induced reaction and is consumed in the process.

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

(electronics) A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

A device used in electronic circuits to hold electrical charge, consisting of two conducting plates separated by a nonconducting (dielectric) medium; it is characterized by its capacitance.

(medicine) an evocator or an organizer

An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.

That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.

An electrical device that introduces inductance into a circuit