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/kəndˈɛnsər/ Listen

Condenser

noun

An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge. Synonyms: capacitance, capacitor, electrical condenser.

An apparatus that converts vapor into liquid.

A hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat.

Lens used to concentrate light on an object. Synonym: optical condenser.

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Etymology of 'Condenser'

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electrolytic condenser

reflux condenser

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"Condenser" Quotes from Famous Books

... imagined that Medenham indulged in this species of self-analysis while fetching a pail of water to replace the wastage from the condenser. He was merely in a very bad temper, and could not trust himself to speak until he had tended to his ...

— Cynthia's Chauffeur • Louis Tracy

... conveyed by conductors into large wooden air-tight tubs, of 200 gallons capacity, containing the dried herb; from which it is conveyed, charged with the volatile principle of the plant, into a water-vat, containing the condenser. The water collected at the extremity of the condenser, although it does not readily commingle with the oil, is highly tinctured with it, and is used to feed the boiler. Two tubs are necessary, in order that when the "charge" is being worked off in one, the other can be refilled. The oil is ...

— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds

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