condenser

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscapacitorcapacitanceelectrical condenser

   Broaderelectrical device

   Narrowerbypass condenserelectrolyticLeiden jartrimmer

   Part ofcircuitdistributor
2. 2.

   an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid

   Broaderapparatus

   NarrowerLiebig condenserreflux condenser

   Part ofstill
3. 3.

   a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat

   Broadercoil
4. 4.

   lens used to concentrate light on an object

   Synonymsoptical condenser

   Broaderlens

   NarrowerAbbe condenser

Other forms of condenser

plural

condensers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about condenser

What does condenser mean?

condenser means "an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in condenser?

condenser has 3 syllables: con-den-ser. The stress falls on "den". In IPA it is /kənˈdɛnsɚ/.

What is another word for condenser?

Close synonyms include capacitor, capacitance, electrical condenser, optical condenser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is condenser a common word?

condenser is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.