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noun
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: process engineering
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noun
A capacitor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capacitor, capacitance, electrical condenser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical device
Narrower terms: bypass condenser, bypass capacitor, electrolytic, electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic condenser, Leiden jar, Leyden jar, trimmer, trimming capacitor
noun
lens used to concentrate light on an object
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: optical condenser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lens, lense, lens system
Narrower terms: Abbe condenser
noun
a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coil
noun
an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: apparatus, setup
Narrower terms: Liebig condenser, reflux condenser
History
Etymology tree English condense Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English condenser From condense + -er.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
