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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
/ əˈɛԲə /
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
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.
Other Word Forms
- intercondenser noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of condenser1
Example Sentences
In contrast, standard vapour compression systems contain pumps, condensers and expanders for refrigerant, which all generate much of the noise.
The refrigerant then flows through condenser coils where it releases its heat out and cools back into a liquid.
Their clever, but simple design allowed DIYers to create the mini plants from engines, alternators, condensers and scrap material scavenged from Gorazde’s bombed out factories, vehicles and homes.
The water in question is only used in a “condenser” to return steam back to liquid water, not to directly cool the reactor.
This cardioid condenser mic is great for podcasting and streaming, and it comes with a small desktop tripod.
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