con·dens·er /kənˈdɛn(t)sɚ/
 凝結器,冷凝器,冷卻器
 con·dens·er /kənˈdɛn(t)sɚ/ 名詞
 集光器,聚光鏡,根管充填器,冷凝器,聚光器,電容器
 condenser
 電容器
 Con·dens·er n.
 1. One who, or that which, condenses.
 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.
 3. Chem. An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling.
 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.
 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.
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 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]