condenser

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US/ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/

noun

A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.

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capacitorcapacitanceelectrical condenseroptical condenser
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Meanings

nouncondenser (plural condensers)

plural condensers

  1. process engineeringA device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
  2. historicalbusinessA capacitor.
  3. engineeringA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

Similar
capacitorcapacitanceelectrical condenser
Broader
electrical device

nounlens used to concentrate light on an object

Similar
optical condenser
Broader
lenslenselens system
Also see
capacitancecapacitor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From condense + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian хла́дник, газоохлади́тел
  • хла́дник (hládnik)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • газоохлади́тел (gazoohladítel)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Chinese Mandarin 冷凝器, 凝結器 /凝结器
  • 冷凝器 (lěngníngqì)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • 凝結器 /凝结器 (níngjiéqì)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • 聚光器 (jùguāngqì)lens designed to gather light
Finnish lauhdutin, kokoojalinssi
  • lauhdutindevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • kokoojalinssilens designed to gather light
  • tiivistindental instrument
French condenseur
  • condenseurdevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
German Kondensator
  • Kondensatordevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Indonesian kondensor
  • kondensordevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Japanese 復水器
  • 復水器 (fukusuiki)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Malay kondenser
  • kondenserdevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Māori whakatōtā
  • whakatōtādevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Norwegian Bokmål kondensator
  • kondensatordevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Polish skraplacz, kondensator
  • skraplaczdevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • kondensatordevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • kondensorlens designed to gather light
  • kondensordental instrument
Russian конденса́тор, газоохлади́тель
  • конденса́тор (kondɛnsátor)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • газоохлади́тель (gazooxladítelʹ)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • холоди́льник (xolodílʹnik)device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
  • конде́нсор (kondɛ́nsor)lens designed to gather light
  • конденса́тор (kondɛnsátor)lens designed to gather light
Tagalog pangintay
  • pangintaydevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid
Turkish kondansatör
  • kondansatördevice designed to condense a gas into a liquid

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with condenser

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Cite this entry
APA

condenser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condenser

MLA

“condenser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condenser. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condenser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condenser.

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