condenser
nounUS /ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/
Etymology From condense + -er.
1
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
Process engineering
2
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Historical, In compound terms A capacitor.
3
Engineering, Natural sciences, Optics, Physical sciences, Physics A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
4
A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.
- Derived terms
- Abbe condenser, condenser mic, condenser microphone, Liebig condenser, reflux condenser, siphon condenser, spray condenser, steam condenser, straight condenser, ultracondenser
- Related terms
- degasifier, liquefier