condenser
condenser Lexical Profile
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• noun
An apparatus, heat exchanger, or laboratory glassware tube used to cool and condense a gas or vapor into a liquid.
"The technician cleaned the coils of the air conditioner's condenser to improve its cooling efficiency."
An optical lens or mirror system designed to collect and concentrate light rays onto a small area, such as a microscope slide or projector film.
"She adjusted the substage condenser on the microscope to illuminate the tissue sample evenly."
An older term for an electrical capacitor, a component that stores electric charge; also, by extension, a capacitive microphone.
"The vintage radio schematic called for a variable condenser in the tuning circuit."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English in the 17th century from the verb 'condense' (from Latin 'condensare', meaning 'to make very thick or compact') combined with the agentive suffix '-er'.