condenser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (qualifier:process engineering) A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
- (historical, in compound terms) A capacitor.
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| condensers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bulb condenser · siphon condenser · steam condenser · spray condenser · condenser microphone · straight condenser · Allihn condenser · Abbe condenser · reflux condenser · condenser mic · ultracondenser · Liebig condenser
Relateds
degasifier (device to achieve phase change) · liquefier (device to achieve phase change)
Translations (29)
pl kondensator (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ms kondenser (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · fr condenseur (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · fi kokoojalinssi (lens designed to gather light) · ja 復水器 (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · cmn 冷凝器 (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · tr kondansatör (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ru газоохлади́тель (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · de Kondensator (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · bg газоохлади́тел (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · pl skraplacz (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · cmn 凝結器 /凝结器 (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · bg хла́дник (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · cmn 聚光器 (lens designed to gather light) · fi tiivistin (dental instrument) · nb kondensator (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · pl kondensor (lens designed to gather light) · fi lauhdutin (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · nn kondensator (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ru конденса́тор (lens designed to gather light) · id kondensor (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · pl kondensor (dental instrument) · mi whakatōtā (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ru конденса́тор (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · tl pangintay (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ru конде́нсор (lens designed to gather light) · nv tó bee siil naʼniilkʼáás (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · io kondensilo (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) · ru холоди́льник (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid)