condenser
pronunciation
How to pronounce condenser in British English:
UK [kənˈdensə(r)]
How to pronounce condenser in American English:
US [kənˈdɛnsɚ]
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- Noun:
- an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
- an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
- a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
- lens used to concentrate light on an object
Word Origin
- condenser (n.)
- 1680s, agent noun from condense. Given a wide variety of technical uses in late 18c. and 19c.
Example
- 1. Early reactors , like no.1 at fukushima daiichi , had an isolation condenser .
- 2. Some new reactors that now use condensers have other design changes that make the condenser more appropriate , he said .
- 3. Tepco said the condenser , which dated from the plant 's construction , worked after the quake but eventually stopped .
- 4. Some experts say heat inside no. 1 , which is smaller than modern reactors , may have overwhelmed the condenser 's capacity .
- 5. The ammonia circulates through a condenser and then an evaporator , where it provides the cooling , before being reabsorbed by the water .