condenser : Idioms & Phrases

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abbe condenser

  • noun a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
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Achromatic condenser

  • (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a condenser.
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Bull's-eye condenser, ∨ Bull's-eye

  • (Optics), a lens of short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.
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bypass condenser

  • noun a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies
    bypass capacitor.
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condenser microphone

  • noun microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
    capacitor microphone.
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Ejector condenser

  • (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.
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electrical condenser

  • noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
    capacitance; condenser; capacitor.
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electrolytic condenser

  • noun a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte
    electrolytic; electrolytic capacitor.
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Injection condenser

  • a vessel in which steam is condensed by the direct contact of water.
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liebig condenser

  • noun a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water
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optical condenser

  • noun lens used to concentrate light on an object
    condenser.
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reflux condenser

  • noun condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry
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Siphon condenser

  • a condenser for a steam engine, in which the vacuum is maintained by the downward flow of water through a vertical pipe of great height.
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Spray condenser

  • (Steam Engine) an injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which mingles with it.
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Surface condensation, Surface condenser

  • . See under Condensation, and Condenser.
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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.
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