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Webster 1913 Edition
Condenser
Con-dens′er
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, condenses.
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.
3.
(Chem.)
An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling.
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
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Condenser
CONDENSER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
condenser
condenser
English
Noun
condenser (plural condensers)
- A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- (optics) A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
- A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.
Translations
device designed to condense a gas into a liquid
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capacitor — see capacitor
lens designed to gather light
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dental instrument
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/
Verb
condenser
- (transitive) to condense
- (transitive) to compress
- (transitive) to concentrate
Conjugation
Conjugation of condenser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | condenser | avoir condensé | |||||
| gerund | en condensant | en ayant condensé | |||||
| present participle | condensant /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | condensé /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | condense /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condenses /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condense /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condensons /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɔ̃/ |
condensez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/ |
condensent /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
| imperfect | condensais /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/ |
condensais /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/ |
condensait /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/ |
condensions /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
condensiez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sje/ |
condensaient /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | condensai /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/ |
condensas /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/ |
condensa /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/ |
condensâmes /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sam/ |
condensâtes /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sat/ |
condensèrent /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | condenserai /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁe/ |
condenseras /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁa/ |
condensera /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁa/ |
condenserons /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
condenserez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁe/ |
condenseront /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | condenserais /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
condenserais /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
condenserait /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
condenserions /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
condenseriez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sə.ʁje/ |
condenseraient /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | condense /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condenses /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condense /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
condensions /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
condensiez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sje/ |
condensent /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
| imperfect1 |
condensasse /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/ |
condensasses /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/ |
condensât /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa/ |
condensassions /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
condensassiez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.sje/ |
condensassent /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | condense /kɔ̃.dɑ̃s/ |
— | condensons /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sɔ̃/ |
condensez /kɔ̃.dɑ̃.se/ |
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