condenser

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condenser

  • /ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛnsə(ɹ)

noun condensers

  1. A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
  2. historical, in compound terms A capacitor.
  3. 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.

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noun device designed to condense a gas into a liquid

日本語復水器 fukusuiki
中文冷凝器 lěngníngqì, 凝結器 /凝结器 níngjiéqì
Françaiscondenseur
DeutschKondensator
Русскийконденса́тор kondɛnsátor, газоохлади́тель gazooxladítelʹ, холоди́льник xolodílʹnik

noun lens designed to gather light

中文聚光器 jùguāngqì
Русскийконде́нсор kondɛ́nsor, конденса́тор kondɛnsátor

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@misc{condenser_2026,
  title = {condenser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/condenser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}