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condenser.

A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/General-American
  1. A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.

  2. A capacitor.

    historical
  3. A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.

  4. A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English condense Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English condenser From condense + -er.

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