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condenser
[ kuhn-den-ser ]
noun
- a person or thing that condenses.
- an apparatus for condensing.
- any device for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form.
- Optics. a lens or combination of lenses that gathers and concentrates light in a specified direction, often used to direct light onto the projection lens in a projection system.
- Electricity. capacitor.
condenser
/ kənˈdɛnsə /
noun
- an apparatus for reducing gases to their liquid or solid form by the abstraction of heat
- a device for abstracting heat, as in a refrigeration unit
- a lens that concentrates light into a small area
- another name for capacitor
- a person or device that condenses
condenser
/ kən-dĕn′sər /
- An apparatus used to condense vapor, usually using cooling or pressurization.
- See capacitor
- A mirror, lens, or combination of lenses used to gather light and direct it upon an object or through a projection lens.
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Other Words From
- inter·con·denser noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of condenser1
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Example Sentences
"I'm afraid the matter is out of owner's hand, for the present," said the Steam, slipping into the condenser.
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I tried to condense the steam by the cold sides of the condenser, without using injection-water.
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This, in practical words, is the surface condenser by which the used steam is returned to the boiler in the form of water.
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The water sides of the condenser covered with this hot water was 50 surface feet.
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This was done with water in the cistern round the condenser, which water came up to 180 degrees of heat, and remained so.
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