condenser
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
Other meanings
A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.
Synonyms
- optical condenser
A kind of
- lens
Related words
- ultracondenser
- Abbe condenser
- reflux condenser
- siphon condenser
- spray condenser
- steam condenser
- Liebig condenser
- straight condenser
- condenser mic
- condenser microphone
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “condenser” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.