condenser

  1. Noun.  A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
  2. Noun.  (electronics) A capacitor.
  3. Noun.  (optics) A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
  4. Noun.  A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.