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CABLE

Either a stranded conductor (single-conductor cable) or a combination of conductors insulated from one another (multiple conductor cable). Small sizes are commonly referred to as stranded wire or as cords [4].


CABLE HARNESS

A group of wires or ribbons of wiring used to interconnect electronic systems and subsystems [14].


CAPACITANCE

The property of an electrical circuit that opposes changes in voltage [2].

CAPACITIVE REACTANCE

The opposition, expressed in ohms, offered to the flow of an alternating
current by capacitance. The symbol for capacitive reactance is X C [2] [9].


CAPACITOR

An electrical device capable of storing electrical energy in an electrostatic field [2].

CAPACITOR FILTER

This filter is used on extremely high-voltage, low-current power supplies and
also where the ripple frequency is not critical [7].


CAPACITOR-START MOTOR

A type of single-phase, ac induction motor in which a starting winding
and a capacitor are placed in series to start the motor. The values of XC and R are such that the main-winding and starting-winding currents are nearly 90 degrees apart and the starting torque is produced as in a two-phase motor [5].


CARBON MICROPHONE

A microphone in which sound waves vary the resistance of a pile of carbon
granules. May be single-button or double-button [12].


CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

Procedure designed to restore breathing after cardiac arrest. Includes clearing air passages to lungs and heart massage [1].


CARRIER FREQUENCY

The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output [12] [18].


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