non-condensing

A form of noncondensing — Not condensing; of a steam engine, discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-condensing (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of noncondensing.

    The locomotive is of the non-condensing type, and has a conventional fire-tube boiler, working to a pressure of 310 lb. per sq. in.

    1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Geared Steam-Turbine Locomotive, Pennsylvania Railroad”, in Railway Magazine, page 48

Origin

From non- + condensing.

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non-condensing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-condensing

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“non-condensing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-condensing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-condensing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-condensing.

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