Condenser

Condenser
Condenser Con*dens"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster]

2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent its escape. (b) An instrument for concentrating electricity by the effect of induction between conducting plates separated by a nonconducting plate. (c) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance, used to concentrate light upon an object. [1913 Webster]

3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling. [1913 Webster]

4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of {Steam engine}. [1913 Webster]

{Achromatic condenser} (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a condenser.

{Bull's-eye condenser}, or {Bull's-eye} (Optics), a lens of short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.

{Injection condenser}, a vessel in which steam is condensed by the direct contact of water.

{Surface condenser}, an apparatus for condensing steam, especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air. [1913 Webster]


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  • condenser — CONDENSER. verbe a. Rendre plus dense, plus compacte, plus serré. Le chaud raréfie les corps, le froid les condense. Il y a des machines avec lesquelles on condense l air. f♛/b] On dit: L air se condense aisément. L eau ne sauroit se condenser.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • condenser — 1680s, agent noun from CONDENSE (Cf. condense). Given a wide variety of technical uses in late 18c. and 19c …   Etymology dictionary

  • condenser — Condenser. v. a. Rendre plus dense, plus espais, plus serré. Le chaud rarefie les corps, le froid les condense. il y a des machines avec lesquelles on condense l air. Il est aussi neutre passif. L air se condense aisément …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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  • condenser — /keuhn den seuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that condenses. 2. an apparatus for condensing. 3. any device for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form. 4. Optics. a lens or combination of lenses that gathers and concentrates light in a… …   Universalium

  • condenser — (kon dan sé) v. a. 1°   Terme de physique. Rendre plus dense en parlant des gaz, des vapeurs. •   Mais, quand le ciel varie et que les vents divers Condensent tour à tour et dilatent les airs, MALFIL. Génie de Virgile..    Terme militaire.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • condenser — [[t]kənde̱nsə(r)[/t]] condensers 1) N COUNT A condenser is a device that cools gases into liquids. 2) N COUNT A condenser is a device for accumulating electric charge. Syn: capacitor …   English dictionary

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