monolithic ceramic capacitor
monolithic ceramic capacitor
[‚män·ə′lith·ik sə′ram·ik kə′pas·əd·ər] (electronics)
A capacitor that consists of thin dielectric layers interleaved with staggered metal-film electrodes; after leads are connected to alternate projecting ends of the electrodes, the assembly is compressed and sintered to form a solid monolithic block.
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