condenser

[kuhn-den-ser] Origin

con·dens·er

[kuhn-den-ser]
noun
1.
a person or thing that condenses.
2.
an apparatus for condensing.
3.
any device for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form.
4.
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.
5.
Electricity. capacitor.

Origin:
1680–90; condense + -er1

in·ter·con·dens·er, noun
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condenser (kənˈdɛnsə)
 
n
1.  a.  an apparatus for reducing gases to their liquid or solid form by the abstraction of heat
 b.  a device for abstracting heat, as in a refrigeration unit
2.  a lens that concentrates light into a small area
3.  another name for capacitor
4.  a person or device that condenses

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condenser
1680s, from condense. Given a wide variety of technical uses in late 18c. and 19c.
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Medical Dictionary

condenser con·dens·er (kən-děn'sər)
n.

  1. An apparatus for cooling a gas in order to convert it to to a liquid.

  2. An instrument for packing a material into a cavity of a tooth.

  3. The simple or compound lens on a microscope that is used to focus light on the specimen under observation.

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condenser   (kən-děn'sər)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An apparatus used to condense vapor, usually using cooling or pressurization.

  2. See capacitor.

  3. 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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