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1. (n.) condenser
a person or thing that condenses.
2. condenser
an apparatus for condensing, esp. for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form.
3. condenser
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 projector.
Etymology: (1680–90)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
2. (noun) condenser
an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
3. (noun) condenser
a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
4. (noun) condenser, optical condenser
lens used to concentrate light on an object
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) condenser
one who, or that which, condenses
2. (noun) condenser
an instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent its escape
3. (noun) condenser
an instrument for concentrating electricity by the effect of induction between conducting plates separated by a nonconducting plate
4. (noun) condenser
a lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance, used to concentrate light upon an object
5. (noun) condenser
an apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling
6. (noun) condenser
an apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. condenser
An appliance for storing up electrostatic charges: it is also called a static accumulator. The telegraphic condenser consists of a box packed full of sheets of tinfoil. Between every two sheets is a sheet of paraffined paper, or of mica. The alternate sheets of tinfoil are connected together, and each set has its own binding post. (See Accumulator, Electrostatic.)
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