meaning of leyden
1. Alt. of Leyden phial
2. A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland.
3. a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
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leyden | leyden jar |
