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CONDENSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
Synonyms:
capacitance; capacitor; condenser; electrical condenser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("condenser" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condenser"):
bypass capacitor; bypass condenser (a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies)
electrolytic; electrolytic capacitor; electrolytic condenser (a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte)
Leiden jar; Leyden jar (an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest)
trimmer; trimming capacitor (capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments)
Holonyms ("condenser" is a part of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
distributer; distributor; electrical distributor (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lens used to concentrate light on an object
Synonyms:
condenser; optical condenser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("condenser" is a kind of...):
lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condenser"):
Abbe condenser (a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes)
Derivation:
condense (make more concise)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("condenser" is a kind of...):
coil (tubing that is wound in a spiral)
Derivation:
condense (cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("condenser" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condenser"):
Liebig condenser (a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water)
reflux condenser (condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry)
Holonyms ("condenser" is a part of...):
still (an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed)
Derivation:
condense (cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid)
