[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

condenser \condens"er\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, condenses.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   3. chem. an apparatus for receiving and condensing the
      volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid
      form, by cooling.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
steam engine achromatic condenser bull's-eye condenser bull's-eye injection condenser surface condenser 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

condenser
     n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store
          an electric charge syn: capacitor, capacitance, electrical
          condenser
     2: an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
     3: a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
     4: lens used to concentrate light on an object syn: optical
        condenser
see also:
capacitor capacitance electrical condenser optical condenser 

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