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].