Definition of "condenser" [con•dens•er]

• One that condenses, especially an apparatus used to condense vapor. (noun)
• See capacitor. (noun)
• A mirror, lens, or combination of lenses used to gather light and direct it upon an object or through a projection lens. (noun)

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• "A steam condenser is also needed and what has not been mentioned is the cost associated with the type of coolant used for the steam condenser."
• "Carnot points out that, in order for work to be done, we must have a source and a condenser, that is, two bodies at different temperatures, a hot body and a cold one."
• "The gas evolved passes through the pipe _O_ into the condenser, which is packed with coke, through which the gas goes to the pipe _E_ and so to the washer _P_ through the water, in which it bubbles and issues by the pipe _G_ into the gasholder."